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‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
    are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
    who is to shepherd[a] my people Israel.’”

Then Herod secretly called for the wise men[b] and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared. Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go and pay him homage.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 2:6 Or rule
  2. Matthew 2:7 Or astrologers; Gk magi

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