1 And look! Joseph prepared to go out into Judea when a great commotion arose in Bethlehem of Judea. For magi came, saying, “Where is the king of the Jews? For we saw his star in the East and have come to worship him.” (PJA) 2a And when Herod heard, he was disturbed, and he sent officers to the magi, and sent for the chief priests and questioned them in his palace, saying to them, “What has been written about the Christ? Where will he be born?” They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what’s written.” And he set them (the chief priests) free. (PJA) 2b And he questioned the magi, saying to them, “What sign did you see about the one who’s been born king?” And the magi said, “We saw an immense star shining among the other stars and dimming them so much that they weren’t even visible. And so we knew that a king had been born for Israel, and we came to worship him.” And Herod said to them, “Go and search, and if you find him, report to me so that I can also come and worship him.” (PJA)
Protoevangelium of James 21:1–2
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