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The original Koine Greek, according to Westcott and Hort, reads:
- του δε ιησου γεννηθεντος εν βηθλεεμ της ιουδαιας εν ημεραις ηρωδου
- του βασιλεως ιδου μαγοι απο ανατολων παρεγενοντο εις ιεροσολυμα
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
- Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of
- Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
The New International Version translates the passage as:
- After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time
- of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem
For a collection of other versions see BibRef Matthew 2:1
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