The Visit of the Wise Men
1 Now Luke 2:4-7after Jesus was born in Luke 2:15;John 7:42Bethlehem of Judea Luke 1:5in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men2:1 Greek magi; also verses 7, 16 from [Gen. 25:6;1 Kgs. 4:30]the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, "Where is he who has been born ch. 27:11,37;Jer. 23:5;30:9;Zech. 9:9king of the Jews? For we saw [Num. 24:17;Rev. 22:16] his star when it rose2:2 Or in the east; also verse 9 and have come to See ch. 8:2worship him."
11 And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, [1 Sam. 9:7;Ps. 72:10] they offered him gifts, Isa. 60:6gold and Rev. 18:13frankincense and Ex. 30:23;Ps. 45:8;John 19:39myrrh.
Herod Kills the Children
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men.