saying, Where is he that is born king of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the East, and are come to pay him homage.

Thereupon Herod secretly calling to him the Magians, enquired very particularly of them the time of the star's appearing,

So having heard the king, they went on; and lo, the star, which they had seen in the East, had gone before them, till it came and stood over the place where the infant was.

And when they saw the star, they were exceedingly transported with joy.

What think you? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them stray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine in the mountains, and go and seek that which had strayed?

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast a multitude of good things in store for many years, be at ease, eat, drink, and be merry!

and bring hither the stall-fed steer, and kill it; and let us eat, and be joyous.

And he said, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed for him the stall-fed steer, because he hath received him in health.

but no sooner is this son of thine come, who hath devoured thy substance with whores, than thou hast killed for him the stall-fed steer.

Yet have ye taken up the tabernacle of Moloc, and the star of your god Remphan, those figures which ye made to pay adoration to them: and I will transport you beyond Babylon.

Now when the day broke, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what could possibly become of Peter.

Then they honoured us with many tokens of respect; and when we were about to sail, laid in for us every necessary store.

There is one glory of the sun; and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for star differeth from star in glory.

And we hold the prophetic word more confirmed, to which ye do well to attend, as to a lamp shining in a dark passage, until the day dawn, and the morning-star arise upon your hearts.

and I will give him the star of the morning.

And the third angel blew the trumpet, and there fell from heaven a great star, burning as a torch, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of water;

and the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters was turned into wormwood, and multitudes of men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

AND the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven to the earth; and to him was given the key of the pit of the abyss [of hell].

I Jesus have sent my angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star.