3. When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4. Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Messiah would be born.
5. They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,
6. ‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah,are in no way least amongst the princes of Judah:for out of you shall come a governor,who shall shepherd my people, Israel.’”
7. Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learnt from them exactly what time the star appeared.
8. He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, “Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him.”
9. They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the young child was.
10. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.
11. They came into the house and saw the young child with Miriam, his mother, and they fell down and worshipped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
12. Being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.