Matthew 2:7–11
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Did the magi arrive at the birth itself and see Christ in swaddling clothes, or find him later sitting in a house with his mother? I think the truer reading is the swaddling clothes.
That is also why, as we said above, the star appeared before the Lord’s birth. From this it is clear that the star also preceded the magi’s arrival (Matthew 2:7–11).
Greek
Πότερον δὲ ἅμα τῷ γεννηθῆναι κατέλαβον καὶ ἐν σπαργάνοις ἐθεά σαντο τὸν Χριστὸν οἱ μάγοι ἢ ἐν οἰκίᾳ μετὰ τῆς μητρὸς καθεζόμενον; ἀληθέστερον οἶμαι τὸ ἐν σπαργάνοις. διὸ καί, ὡς ἀνωτέρω εἴπομεν, ὁ ἀστὴρ πρὸ τῆς τοῦ κυρίου γεννήσεως ἐφάνη. ἐκ τούτου δὲ δῆλον, ὅτι προέλαβε καὶ τὴν τῶν μάγων ἄφιξιν.