1. Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea when Herod was king. After Jesus’ birth wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem.
2. They asked, “Where is the one who was born to be the king of the Jews? We saw his star rising and have come to worship him.”
3. When King Herod and all Jerusalem heard about this, they became disturbed.
4. He called together all the chief priests and the experts in the Scriptures and tried to find out from them where the Messiah was supposed to be born.
5. They told him, “In Bethlehem in Judea. The prophet wrote about this: