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Matthew 2:5

BethlehemJudea
Prophecy

3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star 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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“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

    Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

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  • Ruth 1:1

    Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

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  • 1 Samuel 16:1

    And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

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  • Ruth 2:4

    And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.

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  • Ruth 4:11

    And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:

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  • Joshua 19:15

    And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem: twelve cities with their villages.

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  • Ruth 1:19

    So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?

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