A band of scholars arrived in Jerusalem from the East. They asked around, “Where can we find and pay homage to the newborn King of the Jews?

Let us beware of a dead faith. A man may be persuaded of many truths, and yet may hate them, because they interfere with his ambition, or sinful indulgences.

2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem village, Judah territory - this was during Herod's kingship - a band of scholars arrived in Jerusalem from the East.

A band of scholars arrived in Jerusalem from the East. They asked around, “Where can we find and pay homage to the newborn King of the Jews?

2 They asked around, "Where can we find and pay homage to the newborn King of the Jews? We observed a star in the eastern sky that signaled his birth.

Matthew 2:9-10 MSG ... Instructed by the king, they set off. Then the star appeared again, the same star they had seen in the eastern skies. It led them on until ...

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 he who has ...

Matthew 2:3-6: When word of their inquiry got to Herod, he was terrified - and not Herod alone, but most of Jerusalem as well.

Warned by an angel, Joseph flees with Jesus and Mary to Egypt before Herod orders the execution of all the boys in Bethlehem two years old and younger. When ... Matthew 2:1 · Matthew 2:6 · Matthew 3

In a dream, they were warned not to report back to Herod. So they worked out another route, left the territory without being seen, and returned...