Matthew 2:6-8

New Catholic Bible

⁶‘And you, 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 shepherd my people Israel.’ ”^[a]

⁷Then Herod secretly summoned the wise men, and he ascertained from them the exact time of the star’s appearance, ⁸after which he sent them on to Bethlehem, saying: “Go forth and search diligently for the child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I can go and pay him homage.”