The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ

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NEW TESTAMENT

Chap. II

NOW when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

2 Saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. »

3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demandedof them where Christ should be born.

5 And thev said unto him. In Bethlehem of Judea : for thus it is written by the prophet,

6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda : for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

7 Then Herod, when he had privilycajled the wise men, inquired of them diligently vrhat time the star appeared.

8 And lie sent them to Bethlehem., and Go, and search diligently for the

child; and when ye have found hirn, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

9 When thev had heard the king, they departed ; andlo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

10 When they saAV the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

11^ And when they were come into the bouse, they savv^ the young child with i\fary his mother, and fell down, and wor-

Christ is brought out of Egypt. S. MATTHEW.

shipped him : and when they had opened of camel s their treasures, they presented unto him gifts ; gold, and frankmcen.se, and myrrh.

12 And being warned of God in a dream that thej^ should not return to llelod, they departed into their own country another way.

13 And when they w^ere departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee iwto Egypt, and be thou there until 1 bring thee word : for Herod will seek the 3'cung child to destroy him.

14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt :

15 And was there until the death of Herod : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying. Out of Egypt have I called my Son.

16 IF Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding WToth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,

18 In Kama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping/or her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

19 ^ But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel : for they are dead which sought the young child's life.

21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither : notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee :

23 And he came and dw-elt in a city called Nazareth : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.