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Matthew 2:4

Jesus

2 asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”

3 When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.

5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

6 ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
KJV
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
WEB
Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.
ASV
And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.
DARBY
and, assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.
BLB
And having gathered together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them where the Christ is born.
ÅB
Og han kalte sammen alle yppersteprestene og de skriftlærde blant folket og spurte dem hvor Messias skulle bli født.
OTB
Han samlet alle folkets yppersteprester og skriftlærde og spurte dem hvor Messias skulle bli født.
B1930
Og han sammenkalte alle yppersteprestene og de skriftlærde blandt folket og spurte dem hvor Messias skulde fødes.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 23:9

    A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

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  • Matthew 7:29

    because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

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  • Acts 6:12

    So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,

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  • Matthew 21:23

    When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”

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  • Jeremiah 8:8

    How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?

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  • Acts 4:5

    The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,

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  • John 3:10

    “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

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  • Luke 20:19

    When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.

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