asking, "Where is the newly-born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose, and we have come to worship him."

Then Herod summoned the magicians in secret and ascertained from them the time of the star's appearance.

The magicians listened to the king and then went their way. And the star they had seen rise went in front of them till it stopped over the place where the child was.

When they caught sight of the star, they were intensely glad;

After they had gone, there appeared an angel of the Lord to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Rise, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt; stay there till I tell you. For Herod is going to search for the child and destroy him."

Whatever town or village you go into, find out a deserving inhabitant and stay with him till you leave.

he said to them, "My heart is sad, sad even to death; stay here and watch with me."