Matthew 1:18-2:15

New American Standard Bible 1995

Conception and Birth of Jesus

¹⁸ Now the birth of Jesus ^[a]Christ was as follows: when His ^(A)mother Mary had been ^[b]betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was ^(B)found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹ And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned ^[c](C)to send her away secretly. ²⁰ But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “^(D)Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for ^[d]the Child who has been ^[e]conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. ²¹ She will bear a Son; and ^(E)you shall call His name Jesus, for ^[f]He ^(F)will save His people from their sins.” ²² Now all this ^[g]took place to fulfill what was ^(G)spoken by the Lord through the prophet: ²³ “^(H)Behold, the virgin shall be with ^(I)child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name ^[h]Immanuel,” which translated means, “^(J)God with us.” ²⁴ And Joseph ^[i]awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife, ^25 [j]but kept her a virgin until she ^(K)gave birth to a Son; and ^(L)he called His name Jesus.

The Visit of the Magi

2 Now after Jesus was ^(M)born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of ^(N)Herod the king, ^[k]magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, ² “Where is He who has been born ^(O)King of the Jews? For we saw ^(P)His star in the east and have come to worship Him.” ³ When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. ⁴ Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the ^[l]Messiah was to be born. ⁵ They said to him, “^(Q)In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written ^[m]by the prophet:

⁷ Then Herod secretly called the magi and determined from them ^[n]the exact time ^(T)the star appeared. ⁸ And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the Child; and when you have found Him, report to me, so that I too may come and worship Him.” ⁹ After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was. ¹⁰ When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. ¹¹ After coming into the house they saw the Child with ^(U)Mary His mother; and they ^[o]fell to the ground and ^(V)worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. ¹² And having been ^(W)warned by God ^(X)in a dream not to return to Herod, the magi left for their own country by another way.

The Flight to Egypt

¹³ Now when they had gone, behold, an ^(Y)angel of the Lord *^(Z)appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.”

¹⁴ So ^[p]Joseph got up and took the Child and His mother while it was still night, and left for Egypt. ¹⁵ He ^[q]remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “^(AA)Out of Egypt I called ^(AB)My Son.”