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Matthew 2:5

BethlehemJudea
Prophecy

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

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

“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.’”

7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and learned from them the exact time the star had appeared.

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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
“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
KJV
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
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They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,
ASV
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written through the prophet,
DARBY
And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written through the prophet:
BLB
And they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet:
ÅB
De svarte ham: «I Betlehem i Judea; for slik er det skrevet ved profeten:
OTB
De sa til ham: “I Betlehem i Judea, for slik er det skrevet av profeten:
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De sa til ham: I Betlehem i Judea; for så er skrevet ved profeten:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • John 7:42

    Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”

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  • Ruth 1:1

    In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab.

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  • 1 Samuel 16:1

    Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”

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  • Ruth 2:4

    Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.” “The LORD bless you,” they replied.

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  • Ruth 4:11

    “We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.

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  • Joshua 19:15

    It also included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. There were twelve cities, along with their villages.

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  • Ruth 1:19

    So Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole city was stirred because of them, and the women of the city exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”

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