(NIV)
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem
(ESV)
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,
(NIV)
Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.
(ESV)
Then Herod summoned the
wise men secretly and
ascertained from them what
time the
star had
appeared.
(NIV)
When Herod realised that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.
(ESV)
Then Herod, when he
saw that he had been
tricked by the
wise men,
became furious,
and he
sent and
killed all the
male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who
were two years old
or under,
according to the
time that he had
ascertained from the
wise men.
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