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|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,

|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,

|When Jesus was born in [[Bethlehem]] in [[Judea]], during the reign of King [[Herod]], ''a number of'' scholars came to [[Jerusalem]] from the east.

|When Jesus was born in [[Bethlehem]] in [[Judea]], during the reign of King [[Herod]], a number of scholars came to [[Jerusalem]] from the east.

|"Scholars" captures the concept better in contemporary English than "wise men" or "astrologers".  They were learned men, which at that time included study of [[astrology]] and dream interpretation. The Greek manuscript literally calls them "mages," but no evidence exists that any of them practiced sorcery, thaumaturgy, or any similar art. Their number is ''not'' given in any extant manuscript. They brought three categories of gifts (see below), but they were ''not'' three in number and probably were a much larger party.

|"Scholars" captures the concept better in contemporary English than "wise men" or "astrologers".  They were learned men, which at that time included study of [[astrology]] and dream interpretation. The Greek manuscript literally calls them "mages," but no evidence exists that any of them practiced sorcery, thaumaturgy, or any similar art. Their number is ''not'' given in any extant manuscript. They brought three categories of gifts (see below), but they were ''not'' three in number and probably were a much larger party.

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