And Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the King, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,

Then Herod, having privately called the wise men, ascertained from them exactly the time the star appeared;

Then Herod, seeing that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly enraged; and, having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which he exactly learned from the wise men.

Therefore, behold, I send to you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city;

I am speaking as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

I speak to your shame! Is it so, that there is not among you even one wise man, who will be able to judge between his brethren?

And in those days will men seek death, and shall in no wise find it; and they will desire to die, and death flees from them.

saying, 'Go your way to this people, and say, With hearing ye shall hear, but in no wise understand; and, looking, ye shall look, and in no wise see;

Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you thinks that he is wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

"And, when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next; for verily I say to you, ye will in no wise finish the cities of Israel, till the Son of Man come!

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.