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Matthew 2:11-21 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

11. and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

12. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way.

13. When they had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him.”

14. Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt.

15. He stayed there until the death of Herod, that what the Lord had said through the prophet might be fulfilled, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

16. When Herod realized that he had been deceived by the magi, he became furious. He ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had ascertained from the magi.

17. Then was fulfilled what had been said through Jeremiah the prophet:

18. “A voice was heard in Ramah,sobbing and loud lamentation;Rachel weeping for her children,and she would not be consoled,since they were no more.”

19. When Herod had died, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt

20. and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the child’s life are dead.”

21. He rose, took the child and his mother, and went to the land of Israel.

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