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Matthew 2:10–12

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When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
¶ And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
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From verse 10

  1. Psalms 105:3Rank 1 from verse 10
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    3Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.

  2. Luke 2:10Rank 2 from verse 10
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    10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

  3. Luke 2:20Rank 3 from verse 10
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    20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

  4. Romans 15:9–13Rank 4 from verse 10
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    9And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.

    10And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.

    11And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people.

    12And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.

    13Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

  5. Psalms 67:4Rank 5 from verse 10
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    4O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.

  6. Deuteronomy 32:13Rank 6 from verse 10
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    13He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;

  7. Acts 13:46–48Rank 7 from verse 10
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    46Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

    47For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

    48And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

From verse 11

  1. Isaiah 60:6Rank 1 from verse 11
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    6The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord.

  2. Psalms 72:10Rank 2 from verse 11
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    10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

  3. Luke 2:16Rank 3 from verse 11
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    16And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

  4. Matthew 2:2Rank 4 from verse 11
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    2Saying, 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.

  5. Psalms 95:6Rank 5 from verse 11
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    6O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.

  6. 1 Kings 10:2Rank 6 from verse 11
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    2And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

  7. Acts 10:25–26Rank 7 from verse 11
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    25And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him.

    26But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man.

  8. Numbers 7:14Rank 8 from verse 11
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    14One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense:

  9. Psalms 72:15Rank 9 from verse 11
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    15And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.

  10. John 5:22–23Rank 10 from verse 11
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    22For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

    23That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

  11. Revelation 5:8Rank 11 from verse 11
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    8And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

  12. Matthew 14:33Rank 12 from verse 11
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    33Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

  13. Luke 2:26–32Rank 13 from verse 11
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    26And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

    27And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,

    28Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

    29Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

    30For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

    31Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;

    32A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

  14. Luke 2:38Rank 14 from verse 11
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    38And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

  15. Revelation 19:10Rank 15 from verse 11
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    10And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

  16. Revelation 22:8–10Rank 16 from verse 11
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    8And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.

    9Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

    10And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.

  17. 1 Samuel 10:27Rank 17 from verse 11
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    27But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.

  18. Exodus 30:23Rank 18 from verse 11
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    23Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,

  19. Genesis 43:11Rank 19 from verse 11
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    11And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

  20. Leviticus 6:15Rank 20 from verse 11
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    15And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the Lord.

  21. Matthew 4:9–10Rank 21 from verse 11
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    9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

    10Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

  22. Numbers 7:86Rank 22 from verse 11
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    86The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels.

  23. 1 Kings 10:10Rank 23 from verse 11
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    10And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

  24. Exodus 30:34Rank 24 from verse 11
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    34¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:

  25. Malachi 1:11Rank 25 from verse 11
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    11For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.

  26. Psalms 2:12Rank 26 from verse 11
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    12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

  27. Psalms 45:8Rank 27 from verse 11
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    8All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

  28. Leviticus 2:1–2Rank 28 from verse 11
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    1AND when any will offer a meat offering unto the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:

    2And he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests: and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, to be an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord:

From verse 12

  1. Matthew 2:19Rank 1 from verse 12
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    19¶ But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

  2. Matthew 2:22Rank 2 from verse 12
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    22But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judæa 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:

  3. Matthew 2:13Rank 3 from verse 12
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    13And when they were 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 into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.

  4. Matthew 27:19Rank 4 from verse 12
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    19¶ When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

  5. Genesis 20:6–7Rank 5 from verse 12
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    6And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

    7Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

  6. Genesis 31:24Rank 6 from verse 12
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    24And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

  7. Matthew 1:20Rank 7 from verse 12
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    20But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

  8. Acts 4:19Rank 8 from verse 12
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    19But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

  9. Acts 5:29Rank 9 from verse 12
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    29¶ Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

  10. Daniel 2:19Rank 10 from verse 12
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    19¶ Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

  11. Exodus 1:17Rank 11 from verse 12
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    17But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

  12. Hebrews 11:7Rank 12 from verse 12
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    7By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

  13. Job 33:15–17Rank 13 from verse 12
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    15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

    16Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

    17That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

  14. 1 Corinthians 3:19Rank 14 from verse 12
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    19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

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Matthew 2:10

COMBINED MEANING

star

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Sense 1: A luminous body seen in the heavens. Sense 2: By figure or prophecy, a person, sign, or named figure represented as a star.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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exceeding

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Very great, abundant, intense, extensive, or beyond ordinary measure or degree; exceedingly.

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joy

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Sense 1: Gladness, delight, or rejoicing. Sense 2: To rejoice, delight, or be glad.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Matthew 2:11

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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young

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1. Early in life or growth. 2. Offspring or young persons or creatures.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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child

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1. A son or daughter; an offspring or descendant. 2. A young person or infant, considered by age or development. 3. In 'with child,' pregnant or carrying an unborn child. 4. One described as belonging to, derived from, characterized by, or dependent upon another person, group, or condition.

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mother

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Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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fell

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1. Came or went down; dropped, bowed, lay flat, collapsed, or lost an upright or raised place. 2. Was slain, died, was overthrown, or came under another's hand or power. 3. Came upon, seized, or affected someone or something, or entered a stated condition such as sickness, sleep, fear, lusting, or a trance. 4. Attacked or set upon. 5. Happened or came to pass. 6. Joined, yielded, went over, or departed from a person, side, office, or former standing. 7. Was assigned or determined by lot or portion. 8. As the present verb fell, to cut or bring down a tree or other standing thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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opened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of open, meaning to uncover, reveal, or explain.

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presented

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of present, meaning to bring, set, offer, or exhibit before another; to cause to appear or stand before; to lay before or make known.

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gifts

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Sense 1: Things given or bestowed; presents. Sense 2: Endowments or abilities. Sense 3: Bribes.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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myrrh

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A bitter, strongly fragrant gum-resin used as spice, perfume, medicine, gift, and burial preparation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 2:12

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warned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of warn, meaning to give notice of danger, evil, duty, or a future event; to caution or admonish beforehand.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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dream

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Sense 1: Thoughts, images, or visions experienced in sleep. Sense 2: To experience images or thoughts in sleep, especially a vision in a dream.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

return

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Sense 1: To go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again. Sense 2: The act or time of coming back or recurring.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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departed

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1. Left, went away, or moved from a place or person. 2. Ceased to remain, was removed, disappeared, or passed away. 3. Turned or separated from a way, practice, allegiance, or relationship. 4. Left earthly life or this world.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

another

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1. In "one another" and like reciprocal or distributive constructions, each the other, or one in relation to the other or others. 2. One other, one more, or a different or additional person or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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2:1NOW when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

2:2Saying, 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.

2:3When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

2:4And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

2:5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written by the prophet,

2:6And 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.

2:7Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

2:8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

2:9When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

2:10When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

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2:11¶ And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

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2:12And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

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