Matthew 2:5

So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: 1

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4And having gathered together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired from them where the Christ would be born.

6‘ But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, 1 are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; 1 for out of you shall come forth a Ruler 1 who will shepherd My people Israel.’ ”

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Matthew Henry on Matthew 2:2-9

The Wise Men Come to Jerusalem. 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 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. 5 And… Read the whole commentary →

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