Matthew 2:5 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ But they said to him: In Bethlehem of Juda. For so it is written by the prophet:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written by the prophet,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ They replied to him, In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written through the prophet,

Common English Bible

⁵ They said, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what the prophet wrote:

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ And they said to him: "In Bethlehem of Judea. For so it has been written by the prophet:

English Standard Version 2016

⁵ They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:

Matthew 2:5 Cross References

Genesis 35:19

So Rachel died, and was buried in the highway that leadeth to Ephrata. This is Bethlehem.

Matthew 2:1

WHEN Jesus therefore was born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king Herod, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem.

Matthew 2:4

And assembling together all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where Christ should be born.

John 7:42

Doth not the scripture say: That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem the town where David was?

Joshua 19:15

And Cateth and Naalol and Semeron and Jedala and Bethlehem: twelve cities and their villages.

Judges 17:7

There was also another young man of Bethlehem Juda, of the kindred thereof: and he was a Levite, and dwelt there.

Ruth 1:1

In the days of one of the judges, when the judges ruled, there came a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem Juda went to sojourn in the land of Moab with his wife and his two sons.

Ruth 1:19

So they went together and came to Bethlehem. And when they were come into the city, the report was quickly spread among all: and the women said: This is that Noemi.

Ruth 2:4

And, behold, he came out of Bethlehem, and said to the reapers: The Lord be with you. And they answered him: The Lord bless thee.

Ruth 4:11

Then all the people that were in the gate, and the ancients answered: We are witnesses. The Lord make this woman who cometh into thy house, like Rachel, and Lia, who built up the house of Israel: that she may be an example of virtue in Ephrata, and may have a famous name in Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 16:1

And the Lord said to Samuel: How It long wilt thou mourn for Saul, whom I have rejected from reigning over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and come, that I may send thee to Isai the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.