And if ye find him, bring me word — Probably Herod did not believe he was born; otherwise would not so suspicious a prince have tried to make sure work at once?
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Matthew 2:8
8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.