The Wise Men

2 When Jesus was born in the village of Bethlehem in Judea, Herod was king. During this time some wise men^[a] from the east came to Jerusalem ² and said, “Where is the child born to be king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east^[b] and have come to worship him.”

¹⁰ They were thrilled and excited to see the star.

¹¹ When the men went into the house and saw the child with Mary, his mother, they knelt down and worshiped him. They took out their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh^[a] and gave them to him. ¹² Later they were warned in a dream not to return to Herod, and they went back home by another road.