Matthew 2:4

and having summoned together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he enquired of them where the Messiah was to be born: and they told him, at Bethlehem in Judea;

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him:

5for thus it is written by the prophet,

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Cross References

Matthew 7:29for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

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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