Wise Men Visit Jesus

¹ Now after¹ Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,

1. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was born”)

² saying, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star at its rising¹ and have come to worship him.”

1. Or, “when it rose”; traditionally rendered “in the east” by many English versions

³ And when¹ King Herod heard it,² he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him,

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

⁴ and after¹ calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired from them where the Christ was to be born.

1. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“calling together”) which is understood as temporal

⁵ So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet,

⁶ ‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for from you will go out a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’ ”¹

1. A quotation from Mic 5:2

⁷ Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men and¹ determined precisely from them the time when² the star appeared.

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“summoned”) has been translated as a finite verb
2. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“appeared”)

⁸ And he sent them to Bethlehem and¹ said, “Go, inquire carefully concerning the child, and when you have found him, report to me so that I also may come and² worship him.”

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“sent”) has been translated as a finite verb
2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“may come”) has been translated as a finite verb

⁹ After¹ they listened to the king, they went out, and behold, the star which they had seen at its rising² led them until it came and³ stood above the place where the child was.

1. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“listened to”) which is understood as temporal
2. Or, “when it rose”; traditionally rendered “in the east” by many English versions
3. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb

¹⁰ Now when they¹ saw the star, they rejoiced with very great joy.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal

¹¹ And when they¹ came into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and² worshiped him. And opening their treasure boxes, they offered him gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
2. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“fell down”) has been translated as a finite verb

¹² And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country by another route.

Joseph, Mary, and Jesus Escape to Egypt

¹³ Now after they had gone away, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph, saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. For Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.”

¹⁴ So he got up and¹ took the child and his mother during the night and went away to Egypt.

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got up”) has been translated as a finite verb

¹⁵ And he was there until the death of Herod, in order that what was said by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

Herod Has Innocent Children Murdered

¹⁶ Then Herod, when he¹ saw that he had been deceived by the wise men, became very angry, and he sent soldiers² and³ executed all the children in Bethlehem and in all the region around it from the age of two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined precisely from the wise men.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
2. *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
3. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“sent”) has been translated as a finite verb

¹⁷ Then what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled, saying,

¹⁸ “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and she did not want to be comforted, because ⌞they exist no longer⌟¹.”²

1. Literally “they are not”
2. A quotation from Jer 31:15

Joseph, Mary, and Jesus Return to Nazareth

¹⁹ Now after¹ Herod had died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

1. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“had died”)

²⁰ saying, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were seeking the life of the child are dead.”

²¹ So he got up and¹ took the child and his mother and ⌞entered⌟² the land of Israel.

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“got up”) has been translated as a finite verb
2. Literally “entered into”

²² But when he¹ heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream, he took refuge in the regions of Galilee.

1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal

²³ And he came and¹ lived in a town called Nazareth, in order that what was said by the prophets would be fulfilled:² “He will be called a Nazarene.”

1. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
2. Literally “that”; the conjunction could be understood (1) to introduce a direct quotation, serving a function similar to modern English quotation marks, and thus not translated; or (2) to introduce an indirect quotation, in which case it could be translated “that he would be called a Nazarene”