The Scots Language Centre is marking the Advent season with a series of specially selected readings from the Scots translation of the New Testament. Beginning on 30 November the readings will appear on each Sunday until Christmas. All the readings will be available online until Twelfth Night on 6th of January 2015.

The reading for 4 January is from the Gospel of Matthew chapter 2:1-12.

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