- In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.”
- For whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith.
- Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
and passing over the transgression
of the remnant of your possession?
He does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in showing clemency.