Matthew 2:5 - Easy To Read Version

⁵ They answered, “In the town of Bethlehem in Judea. The prophet {\cf2\super [20]} wrote about this \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [21]} \}:

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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:

Matthew 2:5 Cross References

John 7:42

The Scriptures {\cf2\super [118]} say that the Christ will come from the family of David. {\cf2\super [119]} And the Scriptures say that the Christ will come from Bethlehem, the town where David lived.”

Ruth 1:1

Long ago, during the time the judges [1] ruled, there was a bad time when there was not enough food to eat. A man named Elimelech left Bethlehem, Judah. He, his wife and his two sons moved to the hill country of Moab. [2]

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you feel sorry for Saul? You are feeling sorry for him, even after I told you that I refuse to let Saul be the king of Israel! Fill your horn [141] with oil and go to Bethlehem. I am sending you to a man named Jesse. Jesse lives in Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be the new king.”

Ruth 2:4

Later, Boaz came to the field from Bethlehem. Boaz greeted his workers. He said, “The Lord be with you!”

Ruth 4:11

So all the people and elders [32] that were near the city gates were witnesses. They said,

Ruth 1:19

Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to the town of Bethlehem. When the two women entered Bethlehem, all the people were very excited. They said, “Is this Naomi?”

Joshua 19:15

Inside this border were the cities of Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. In all, there were twelve towns and all the fields around them.

Genesis 35:19

Rachel was buried on the road to Ephrath. (Ephrath is Bethlehem.)

Matthew 2:1

Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea. He was born during the time when Herod {\cf2\super [17]} was king. After Jesus was born, some wise men from the east came to Jerusalem.

Matthew 2:4

Herod called a meeting of all the leading Jewish priests and teachers of the law. Herod asked them where the Christ {\cf2\super [19]} would be born.

Judges 17:7

There was a young man that was a Levite. [129] He was from the city of Bethlehem, Judah. He had been living among the family group of Judah.