Scriptures

New Living Translation (NLT)

Matthew 1
²³ “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’”
²⁴ When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded and took Mary as his wife.
²⁵ But he did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus.
Matthew 2
¹ Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking,
² “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”
³ King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem.
⁴ He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?”
⁵ “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote:
⁶ ‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, are not least among the ruling cities of Judah, for a ruler will come from you who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’”
⁷ Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared.
⁸ Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!”