Matthew 2:5

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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  • Gen 35:19 : 19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).
  • Josh 19:15 : 15 and Kattath, and Nahalal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.
  • Ruth 1:1 : 1 And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
  • Ruth 1:19 : 19 So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and [the women] said, Is this Naomi?
  • Ruth 2:4 : 4 And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, Jehovah be with you. And they answered him, Jehovah bless thee.
  • Ruth 4:11 : 11 And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. Jehovah make the woman that is come into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:
  • 1 Sam 16:1 : 1 And Jehovah said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go: I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.
  • John 7:42 : 42 Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 2:6-9
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    6And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, art in no wise least among the princes of Judah: for out of thee shall come forth a governor, who shall be shepherd of my people Israel.

    7Then Herod privily called the Wise-men, and learned of them exactly what time the star appeared.

    8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search out exactly concerning the young child; and when ye have found [him], bring me word, that I also may come and worship him.

    9And they, having heard the king, went their way; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

  • Matt 2:1-4
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    1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,

    2Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

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

    4And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.

  • John 7:41-42
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    41Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee?

    42Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?

  • Mic 5:2-3
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    2But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, [ from everlasting.

    3Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she who travaileth hath brought forth: then the residue of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.

  • Matt 1:22-23
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    22Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

    23Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us.

  • Luke 2:3-8
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    3And all went to enrol themselves, every one to his own city.

    4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;

    5to enrol himself with Mary, who was betrothed to him, being great with child.

    6And it came to pass, while they were there, the days were fulfilled that she should be delivered.

    7And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

    8And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.

  • Matt 2:20-23
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    20Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead that sought the young child's life.

    21And he arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

    22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither; and being warned [of God] in a dream, he withdrew into the parts of Galilee,

    23and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.

  • Luke 2:15-18
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    15And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

    16And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger.

    17And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child.

    18And all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken unto them by the shepherds.

  • Matt 2:17
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    17Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, saying,

  • Matt 2:15
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    15and was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt did I call my son.

  • Matt 4:14
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    14that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

  • Luke 2:11-13
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    11for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.

    12And this [is] the sign unto you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger.

    13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

  • Matt 21:4
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    4Now this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,

  • Luke 2:20
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    20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them.

  • Luke 1:32
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    32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

  • Mark 1:2
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    2Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way.

  • Matt 12:17
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    17that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,

  • John 7:52
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    52They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and see that out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

  • Luke 2:39
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    39And when they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.

  • Luke 4:17
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    17And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written,

  • Matt 21:11
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    11And the multitudes said, This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

  • Jer 41:17
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    17and they departed, and dwelt in Geruth Chimham, which is by Beth-lehem, to go to enter into Egypt,

  • Matt 11:10
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    10This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • Matt 2:12
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    12And being warned [of God] in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

  • Judg 19:18
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    18And he said unto him, We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah unto the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim; from thence am I, and I went to Beth-lehem-judah: and I am [now] going to the house of Jehovah; and there is no man that taketh me into his house.

  • Luke 1:26
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    26Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

  • Luke 2:32
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    32A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of thy people Israel.

  • John 1:45
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    45Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.