1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king , behold , Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem , saying, 2Where is he that is born King of the Jews ? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship him . 3And when Herod the king heard it , he was troubled , and all Jerusalem with him . 4And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people , he inquired of them where the Christ should be born . 5And they said unto him , In Bethlehem of Judæa : for thus it is written through the prophet , 6And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah , Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah : For out of thee shall come forth a governor , Who shall be shepherd of my people Israel . 7Then Herod privily called the Wise-men, and learned of them exactly what time the star appeared . 8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said , Go and search out exactly concerning the young child ; and when ye have found him , bring me word , that I also may come and worship him . 9And they , having heard the king , went their way ; and lo , the star, which they saw in the east, went before them , till it came and stood over where the young child was . 10And when they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy . 11And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother ; and they fell down and worshipped him ; and opening their treasures they offered unto him gifts , gold and frankincense and myrrh . 12And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod , they departed into their own country another way .
The Flight to Egypt
13Now when they were departed, behold , an angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream , saying , Arise and take the young child and his mother , and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I tell thee : for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him . 14And he arose and took the young child and his mother by night , and departed into Egypt; 15and was there until the death of Herod : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet , saying , Out of Egypt did I call my son .
Herod's Massacre of the Infants
16Then Herod , when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise-men, was exceeding wroth , and sent forth, and slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under , according to the time which he had exactly learned of the Wise-men. 17Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet , saying , 18A voice was heard in Ramah , Weeping and great mourning , Rachel weeping for her children ; And she would not be comforted , because they are not .
The Return to Nazareth
19But when Herod was dead , behold , an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, 20Arise and take the young child and his mother , and go into the land of Israel : for they are dead that sought the young child ’s life . 21And he arose and took the young child and his mother , and came into the land of Israel . 22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judæa in the room of his father Herod , he was afraid to go thither ; and being warned of God in a dream , he withdrew into the parts of Galilee , 23and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth ; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets , that he should be called a Nazarene .