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MATTHEW 2:9 Bethlehem and said, "Go and rnake a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go,and worship him.'a gAfter they had heard the hng, they went on their wdy, and the star they had seen in the easta went ahead of them until if stopped over the place where the child was. toWhen they saw the star, they were overjoyed. l1On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opgned their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myruh. tzAnd having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route The Escape to Egypt l3When they had gone, an an- gel of the Lord appeared to |o.- seph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him." 1+So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, ts*1t.re he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Out of Egypt I called my son."b r6When Herod realized that a9 Or seen when it rose b15 Hosea 11.:1. 4 he had been outwitted bl the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. tzThen what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was ful- filled: l 18"A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping a.4d great mourrung; Rachel weepiilg for her children and refusing to be comforte?, because they are no more.'1. . The Return to Nazareth tsAfter Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to |oseph in Egypt 2oand said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were try1 ing to take the child's life are dead." 21So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. z2But when he heard that Archelaus was reign- ing in |udea in place of his fa- ther H€rod, he was afraid to go there. Havihg been warned in a drehm, he withdrew to the dis- trict of Galilee, 23and he went and lived in a town called Naza- reth. So was fulfilled what was .said through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene." c18 Jer. 31.:L5
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MATTHEW 2:9
Bethlehem and said, "Go andrnake a careful search for thechild. As soon as you find him,report to me, so that I too maygo,and worship him.'a
gAfter they had heard thehng, they went on their wdy,and the star they had seen in theeasta went ahead of them untilif stopped over the place wherethe child was. toWhen they sawthe star, they were overjoyed.l1On coming to the house, theysaw the child with his motherMary, and they bowed downand worshiped him. Then theyopgned their treasures andpresented him with gifts of goldand of incense and of myruh.tzAnd having been warned in adream not to go back to Herod,they returned to their countryby another route
The Escape to Egyptl3When they had gone, an an-
gel of the Lord appeared to |o.-seph in a dream. "Get up," hesaid, "take the child and hismother and escape to Egypt.Stay there until I tell you, forHerod is going to search for thechild to kill him."
1+So he got up, took the childand his mother during the nightand left for Egypt, ts*1t.re hestayed until the death of Herod.And so was fulfilled what theLord had said through theprophet: "Out of Egypt I calledmy son."b
r6When Herod realized thata9 Or seen when it rose b15 Hosea 11.:1.
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he had been outwitted bl theMagi, he was furious, and hegave orders to kill all the boys inBethlehem and its vicinity whowere two years old and under,in accordance with the time hehad learned from the Magi.tzThen what was said throughthe prophet Jeremiah was ful-filled:
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18"A voice is heard in Ramah,weeping a.4d great
mourrung;Rachel weepiilg for her
childrenand refusing to be
comforte?,because they are no more.'1. .
The Return to NazarethtsAfter Herod died, an angel
of the Lord appeared in a dreamto |oseph in Egypt 2oand said,"Get up, take the child and hismother and go to the land ofIsrael, for those who were try1ing to take the child's life aredead."
21So he got up, took the childand his mother and went to theland of Israel. z2But when heheard that Archelaus was reign-ing in |udea in place of his fa-ther H€rod, he was afraid to gothere. Havihg been warned in adrehm, he withdrew to the dis-trict of Galilee, 23and he wentand lived in a town called Naza-reth. So was fulfilled what was.said through the prophets: "Hewill be called a Nazarene."c18 Jer. 31.:L5
