| New Living Translation | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, | 1Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, |
| 2“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.” | 2"Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him." |
| 3King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem. | 3When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. |
| 4He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?” | 4Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. |
| 5“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote: | 5They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet: |
| 6‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, are not least among the ruling cities of Judah, for a ruler will come from you who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’ ” | 6'AND YOU, BETHLEHEM, LAND OF JUDAH, ARE BY NO MEANS LEAST AMONG THE LEADERS OF JUDAH; FOR OUT OF YOU SHALL COME FORTH A RULER WHO WILL SHEPHERD MY PEOPLE ISRAEL.'" |
| 7Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared. | 7Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them the exact time the star appeared. |
| 8Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!” | 8And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him." |
| 9After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was. | 9After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was. |
| 10When they saw the star, they were filled with joy! | 10When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. |
| 11They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. | 11After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. |
| 12When it was time to leave, they returned to their own country by another route, for God had warned them in a dream not to return to Herod. The Escape to Egypt | 12And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way. |
| 13After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” | 13Now when they had gone, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him." |
| 14That night Joseph left for Egypt with the child and Mary, his mother, | 14So Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt. |
| 15and they stayed there until Herod’s death. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “I called my Son out of Egypt.” | 15He remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: "OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON." |
| 16Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance. | 16Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged, and sent and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi. |
| 17Herod’s brutal action fulfilled what God had spoken through the prophet Jeremiah: | 17Then what had been spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: |
| 18“A cry was heard in Ramah— weeping and great mourning. Rachel weeps for her children, refusing to be comforted, for they are dead.” The Return to Nazareth | 18"A VOICE WAS HEARD IN RAMAH, WEEPING AND GREAT MOURNING, RACHEL WEEPING FOR HER CHILDREN; AND SHE REFUSED TO BE COMFORTED, BECAUSE THEY WERE NO MORE." |
| 19When Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. | 19But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, and said, |
| 20“Get up!” the angel said. “Take the child and his mother back to the land of Israel, because those who were trying to kill the child are dead.” | 20"Get up, take the Child and His mother, and go into the land of Israel; for those who sought the Child's life are dead." |
| 21So Joseph got up and returned to the land of Israel with Jesus and his mother. | 21So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and came into the land of Israel. |
| 22But when he learned that the new ruler of Judea was Herod’s son Archelaus, he was afraid to go there. Then, after being warned in a dream, he left for the region of Galilee. | 22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Then after being warned by God in a dream, he left for the regions of Galilee, |
| 23So the family went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what the prophets had said: “He will be called a Nazarene.” | 23and came and lived in a city called Nazareth. This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets: "He shall be called a Nazarene." |
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