| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, | 1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, wise men from the east arrived unexpectedly in Jerusalem, |
| 2asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.” | 2saying, "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." |
| 3When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. | 3When King Herod heard this, he was deeply disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. |
| 4And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. | 4So he assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Messiah would be born." |
| 5“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written: | 5In Bethlehem of Judea," they told him, "because this is what was written by the prophet: |
| 6‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’ ” | 6And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the leaders of Judah: because out of you will come a leader who will shepherd My people Israel." |
| 7Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared. | 7Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and asked them the exact time the star appeared. |
| 8And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.” | 8He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search carefully for the child. When you find Him, report back to me so that I too can go and worship Him." |
| 9After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was. | 9After hearing the king, they went on their way. And there it was--the star they had seen in the east! It led them until it came and stopped above the place where the child was. |
| 10When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great delight. | 10When they saw the star, they were overjoyed beyond measure. |
| 11On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. | 11Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary His mother, and falling to their knees, they worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh. |
| 12And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route. | 12And being warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their own country by another route. |
| 13When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” | 13After they were gone, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Get up! Take the child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to search for the child to destroy Him." |
| 14So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, | 14So he got up, took the child and His mother during the night, and escaped to Egypt. |
| 15where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.” | 15He stayed there until Herod's death, so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled: Out of Egypt I called My Son. |
| 16When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi. | 16Then Herod, when he saw that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, in keeping with the time he had learned from the wise men. |
| 17Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: | 17Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: |
| 18“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” | 18A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; and she refused to be consoled, because they were no more. |
| 19After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. | 19After Herod died, an angel of the Lord suddenly appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, |
| 20“Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.” | 20saying, "Get up! Take the child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, because those who sought the child's life are dead." |
| 21So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel. | 21So he got up, took the child and His mother, and entered the land of Israel. |
| 22But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, | 22But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And being warned in a dream, he withdrew to the region of Galilee. |
| 23and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.” | 23Then he went and settled in a town called Nazareth to fulfill what was spoken through the prophets, that He will be called a Nazarene. |
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