Excerpt from The Homilies of S. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, on the Gospel of St. Matthew, Vol. 1: Translated, With Notes and Indices; Hom; I.-XXV (Classic Reprint)



When Jesus was born in Bethlehem Qf Judaea in the days of Herod the Icing, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is He that is born King of the Jews for we have seen His star in the east, and are come to worship Him.