Matthew 2:1-12 - Wise Men Visit Jesus

1 Now [after] Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star at its rising and have come to worship him."

3 And [when] King Herod heard [it], he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him, 4 and [after] calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired from them where the Christ was to be born.

5 So they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet,

6 'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for from you will go out a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

7 Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men [and] determined precisely from them the time [when] the star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem [and] said, "Go, inquire carefully concerning the child, and when you have found [him], report to me so that I also may come [and] worship him."

9 [After] they listened to the king, they went out, and behold, the star which they had seen at its rising led them until it came [and] stood above [the place] where the child was. 10 Now [when they] saw the star, they rejoiced [with] very great joy. 11 And [when they] came into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down [and] worshiped him. And opening their treasure boxes, they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. 12 And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their [own] country by another route.