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⁵ And |they| said to him､

In Bethlehem of Judæa,—

for |so| is it written^[1] through the prophet:

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And ||thou､ Bethlehem､ land of Judah||

|By no means least| art thou､ among the governors of Judah,—

For |out of thee| shall one come forth to govern.

Who shall shepherd^[2] my people Israel.

⁷ ||Then Herod|| |privately| calling the wise men, ascertained from them the time of the appearing´ star; ⁸ and sending them to Bethlehem, said—

Go search out accurately concerning the child,—and |as soon as ye find it| bring report unto me, that |I also| may come and bow myself down to it.

⁹Now |they､ hearing the king| went, and lo! |the star which they had seen in the east| was going before them､ until it went and stood over where the child was; ¹⁰ and､ seeing the star､ they rejoiced with exceeding great joy; ¹¹ and､ coming into the house､ they saw the child, with Mary its mother,—and､ falling down､ prostrated themselves unto it, and､ opening their treasures､ offered unto it gifts—gold and frankincense and myrrh; ¹² and <being instructed by dream､ not to return unto Herod> |by another way| retired they unto their own country.

§ 4. The Flight into Egypt, the Return, and the Settlement in Nazareth.

¹³ "Now <when they had retired> lo! ||a messenger of the Lord|| appeareth by dream unto Joseph､ saying,

Arise､ take unto thee the child and its mother､ and flee into Egypt, and be there､ until I tell thee,—for Herod is about to seek the child､ to destroy it.

¹⁴ And |he| arising､ took unto him the child and its mother､ by night, and retired into Egypt; ¹⁵ and was there､ until the death of Herod,— that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet､ saying,^[3]

|Out of Egypt| called I my son.

¹⁶ |Then Herod | <seeing that he had been mocked by the wise men> was exceedingly enraged,—and sent and slew all´ the male children that were in Bethlehem､ and in all its bounds, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had ascertalned from the wise men.

¹⁷ |Then was fulfilled| that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying^[4]:

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||A voice|| |in Ramah| was heard.

Weeping and great mourning,—

Rachel weeping for her children､

And would not be comforted,—because they are not.

¹⁹ But <when Herod was |dead|> lo! |a messenger of the Lord| appeareth by dream unto Joseph in Egypt; ²⁰ saying—

Arise! and take unto thee the child and its mother, and be journeying into the land of Israel,—for they are dead､ who were seeking the life^[5] of the child.^[6]

²¹ "And |he| arising､ took unto him the child and its mother, and entered into the land of Israel. ²² <Hearing､ however､ that |Archelaus| was reigning over Judæa instead of his father Herod> he was afraid |thither| to go,—and so､ being instructed by dream､ he retired into the parts of Galilee; ²³ and came and fixed his dwelling in a city called Nazareth,—that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets—

A |Nazarene| shall he be called.

§ 5. The Forerunner. Mk. i. 2-8; Luke iii. 3-17.

3 Now |in those days| came John the Immerser,^[7] proclaiming in the wilderness of Judæa; ² saying､

Repent ye,—for the kingdom of the heavens hath drawn near.^[8]

³ For |this| is he who was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying､^[9]

A voice､ of one crying aloud!

|In the wilderness| prepare ye the way of the Lord,

|Straight| be making his paths.

⁴ But John |himself| had his raiment of camel's hair､ and a leathern girdle about his loins,—while |his food| was locusts and wild honey.

⁵ |Then| were going forth unto him—Jerusalem､ and all´ Judæa, and all´ the country round about the Jordan: ⁶ and were being immersed in the Jordan river､ by him, openly confessing their sins. ⁷ But <seeing |many of the Pharisees and Sadducees| coming unto his immersion> he said to them,—

Broods of vipers! who suggested to you,^[10] to be fleeing from the coming wrath?

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Bring forth､ therefore､ fruit worthy of repentance; ⁹ and think not to be saying within yourselves,—|As our father| we have ||Abraham||;

For､ I say unto you､ that God is able |out of these stones| to raise up children unto Abraham.

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||Already also|| the axe |unto the root of the trees| is being laid,—|every´ tree､ therefore､ not bringing forth good fruit| is to be hewn down, and |into fire| to be cast.

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|I| indeed､ am immersing you |in water, unto repentance|,—but <he who |after me| cometh is |mightier than I|, whose |sandals| I am not worthy to bear> ||he|| will immerse you ||in Holy Spirit and fire||:¹² Whose fan is in his hand, and he will clear out his threshing-floor,—and will gather his wheat into the granary, but |the chaff| will he burn up with fire unquenchable.

§ 6. The Immersion. Mk. i. 9-11; Lu. iii. 21, 22; Jn. i. 33.

¹³ |Then| cometh Jesus､ from Galilee to the

1. Mi.v. 2.
2. Ap: "Shepherd."
3. Ho. xi. 1.
4. Jer. xxxi. 15.
5. Ap: "Soul."
6. Cp. Exo. iv. 19.
7. Ap: "Immerse."
8. What has drawn near may recede: cp. chap. xxi.
9. Is. xl. 3.
10. Or: "who gave you the hint?"