Matthew 2:5 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

⁵ They told him, “He will be born in Bethlehem, just as the prophet wrote,

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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 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 35:19

Rachel was buried beside the road to Ephrath, which is also called Bethlehem.

Matthew 2:1

When Jesus was born in the village of Bethlehem in Judea, Herod was king. During this time some wise men from the east came to Jerusalem

Matthew 2:4

Herod brought together the chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses and asked them, “Where will the Messiah be born?”

John 7:42

The Scriptures say that the Messiah will come from the family of King David. Doesn't this mean that he will be born in David's hometown of Bethlehem?”

Joshua 19:15

Zebulun had twelve towns with their surrounding villages. Some of these were Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Jiralah, and Bethlehem.

Judges 17:7

One day a young Levite came to Micah's house in the hill country of Ephraim. He had been staying with one of the clans of Judah in Bethlehem, but he had left Bethlehem to find a new place to live where he could be a priest.

Ruth 1:1

Before Israel was ruled by kings, Elimelech from the clan of Ephrath lived in the town of Bethlehem. His wife was named Naomi, and their two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. But when their crops failed in Israel, they moved to the country of Moab. And while they were there,

Ruth 1:19

They reached Bethlehem, and the whole town was excited to see them. The women who lived there asked, “Can this really be Naomi?”

Ruth 2:4

When Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and went out to his field, he said to the harvest workers, “The Lord bless you!” They replied, “And may the Lord bless you!”

Ruth 4:11

The town leaders and the others standing there said: We are witnesses to this. And we pray that the Lord will give your wife many children, just as he did Leah and Rachel, the wives of Jacob. May you be a rich man in the tribe of Ephrath and an important man in Bethlehem.

1 Samuel 16:1

One day he said, “Samuel, I've rejected Saul, and I refuse to let him be king any longer. Stop feeling sad about him. Put some olive oil in a small container and go visit a man named Jesse, who lives in Bethlehem. I've chosen one of his sons to be my king.”