Matthew 2:5-7

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⁵They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it is written by the prophet:

⁶‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
who will govern my people Israel.’”

⁷Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star appeared;

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