Bible Verses

Joseph got up, took the child and his mother, and left that night for Egypt,

Flight into Egypt and the Massacre of the Innocents After the wise men had left, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph and said: “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt and stay there until I tell you, for Herod will soon be looking for the

In a dream, they were warned not to go back to Herod, so they took a different route back to their home country.

They entered the house, and when they saw the child with Mary his mother, they knelt and worshiped him. They opened their bags and presented him with their gifts of gold, incense, and myrrh.

The wise men were overjoyed when they saw the star again.

After the meeting with the king, they set out. The star they had seen in the East went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was.

He sent them to Bethlehem with these instructions: “Go and get accurate information about the child. As soon as you have found him, report to me, so that I, too, may go and honor him.”

Then Herod secretly called the wise men and inquired about the exact time the star appeared.

And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, you are by no means the least among the clans of Judah, for from you will come a leader, one who is to shepherd my people Israel.”

“In the town of Bethlehem in Judea,” they told him, “for this is what the prophet wrote: