Matthew 2:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

You Beth-lehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the chiefs of Judah: out of you will come a ruler, who will be the keeper of my people Israel.

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  • Mic 5:2 : 2 For this cause he will give them up till the time when she who is with child has given birth: then the rest of his brothers will come back to the children of Israel.
  • John 7:42 : 42 Do not the Writings say that the Christ comes of the seed of David and from Beth-lehem, the little town where David was?
  • Rev 11:15 : 15 And at the sounding of the seventh angel there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he will have rule for ever and ever.
  • Rev 2:27 : 27 And he will be ruling them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of the potter they will be broken, even as I have power from my Father:
  • Gen 49:10 : 10 The rod of authority will not be taken from Judah, and he will not be without a law-giver, till he comes who has the right to it, and the peoples will put themselves under his rule.
  • Num 24:19 : 19 And Israel will go on in strength, and Jacob will have rule over his haters.
  • 2 Sam 5:2 : 2 In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler.
  • Isa 9:6-7 : 6 For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his rule and of peace there will be no end, on the seat of David, and in his kingdom; to make it strong, supporting it with wise decision and righteousness, now and for ever. By the fixed purpose of the Lord of armies this will be done.
  • Isa 40:11 : 11 He will give food to his flock like a keeper of sheep; with his arm he will get it together, and will take up the lambs on his breast, gently guiding those which are with young.
  • Ezek 34:23-25 : 23 And I will put over them one keeper, and he will give them food, even my servant David; he will give them food and be their keeper. 24 And I the Lord will be their God and my servant David their ruler; I the Lord have said it. 25 And I will make with them an agreement of peace, and will put an end to evil beasts through all the land: and they will be living safely in the waste land, sleeping in the woods.
  • Ezek 37:24-26 : 24 And my servant David will be king over them; and they will all have one keeper: and they will be guided by my orders and will keep my rules and do them. 25 And they will be living in the land which I gave to Jacob, my servant, in which your fathers were living; and they will go on living there, they and their children and their children's children, for ever: and David, my servant, will be their ruler for ever. 26 And I will make an agreement of peace with them: it will be an eternal agreement with them: and I will have mercy on them and make their numbers great, and will put my holy place among them for ever.
  • Matt 28:18 : 18 And Jesus came to them and said, All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
  • Col 1:18 : 18 And he is the head of the body, the church: the starting point of all things, the first to come again from the dead; so that in all things he might have the chief place.
  • John 21:16 : 16 Again, a second time, he said to him, Simon, son of John, have you any love for me? Yes, Lord, he said, you are certain of my love for you. Then take care of my sheep, said Jesus.
  • Eph 1:22 : 22 And he has put all things under his feet, and has made him to be head over all things to the church,
  • Matt 2:1 : 1 Now when the birth of Jesus took place in Beth-lehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
  • 1 Chr 5:2 : 2 Though Judah became stronger than his brothers, and from him came the ruler, the birthright was Joseph's:)
  • Ps 2:1-6 : 1 Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish? 2 The kings of the earth have taken their place, and the rulers are fixed in their purpose, against the Lord, and against the king of his selection, saying, 3 Let their chains be broken, and their cords taken from off us. 4 Then he whose seat is in the heavens will be laughing: the Lord will make sport of them. 5 Then will his angry words come to their ears, and by his wrath they will be troubled: 6 But I have put my king on my holy hill of Zion.
  • Ps 78:71-72 : 71 From looking after the sheep which were giving milk, he took him to give food to Jacob his people, and to Israel his heritage. 72 So he gave them food with an upright heart, guiding them by the wisdom of his hands.
  • Jer 23:4-6 : 4 And I will put over them keepers who will take care of them: never again will they be overcome with fear or be troubled, and there will not be the loss of one of them, says the Lord. 5 See, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will give to David a true Branch, and he will be ruling as king, acting wisely, doing what is right, and judging uprightly in the land. 6 In his days Judah will have salvation and Israel will be living without fear: and this is the name by which he will be named, The Lord is our righteousness.

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  • Mic 5:1-4
    4 verses
    88%

    1 And you, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, the least among the families of Judah, out of you one will come to me who is to be ruler in Israel; whose going out has been purposed from time past, from the eternal days.

    2 For this cause he will give them up till the time when she who is with child has given birth: then the rest of his brothers will come back to the children of Israel.

    3 And he will take his place and give food to his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the glory of the name of the Lord his God; and their resting-place will be safe: for now he will be great to the ends of the earth.

    4 And this will be our peace: when the Assyrian comes into our country and his feet are in our land, then we will put up against him seven keepers of the flocks and eight chiefs among men.

  • Matt 2:4-5
    2 verses
    82%

    4 And he got together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, questioning them as to where the birth-place of the Christ would be.

    5 And they said to him, In Beth-lehem of Judaea; for so it is said in the writings of the prophet,

  • John 7:42
    74%

    42 Do not the Writings say that the Christ comes of the seed of David and from Beth-lehem, the little town where David was?

  • Matt 2:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 Now when the birth of Jesus took place in Beth-lehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

    2 Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.

  • Luke 2:4
    73%

    4 And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,

  • Luke 1:32-33
    2 verses
    72%

    32 He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:

    33 He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.

  • Matt 2:7-9
    3 verses
    72%

    7 Then Herod sent for the wise men privately, and put questions to them about what time the star had been seen.

    8 And he sent them to Beth-lehem and said, Go and make certain where the young child is; and when you have seen him, let me have news of it, so that I may come and give him worship.

    9 And after hearing the king, they went on their way; and the star which they saw in the east went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the young child was.

  • Isa 9:6
    70%

    6 For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace.

  • Luke 2:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11 For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord.

    12 And this is the sign to you: you will see a young child folded in linen, in the place where the cattle have their food.

  • 1 Chr 17:7
    70%

    7 So now, say to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people Israel;

  • 2 Sam 7:8
    70%

    8 Then say these words to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping the sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people, over my people Israel:

  • Matt 2:15
    69%

    15 And was there till the death of Herod; so that the word of the Lord through the prophet might come true, Out of Egypt have I sent for my son.

  • Luke 2:32
    69%

    32 A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.

  • Ps 68:27
    69%

    27 There is little Benjamin ruling them, the chiefs of Judah and their army, the rulers of Zebulun and the rulers of Naphtali.

  • Matt 1:22-23
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    69%

    22 Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,

    23 See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

  • Luke 1:76
    69%

    76 And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;

  • Mic 4:8
    69%

    8 And you, O tower of the flock, Ophel of the daughter of Zion, to you it will come, even the earlier authority, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.

  • 1 Chr 11:2
    68%

    2 In the past, when Saul was king, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in; and the Lord your God said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel, and their ruler.

  • Isa 11:1
    68%

    1 And there will come a rod out of the broken tree of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will give fruit.

  • Gen 49:10
    68%

    10 The rod of authority will not be taken from Judah, and he will not be without a law-giver, till he comes who has the right to it, and the peoples will put themselves under his rule.

  • Matt 2:23
    68%

    23 And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.

  • Jer 30:21
    68%

    21 And their chief will be of their number; their ruler will come from among themselves; and I will let him be present before me, so that he may come near to me: for who may have strength of heart to come near me? says the Lord.

  • Isa 22:21
    68%

    21 And I will put your robe on him, and put your band about him, and I will give your authority into his hand: and he will be a father to the men of Jerusalem, and to the family of Judah.

  • Isa 7:14
    67%

    14 For this cause the Lord himself will give you a sign; a young woman is now with child, and she will give birth to a son, and she will give him the name Immanuel.

  • Matt 2:17
    67%

    17 Then the word of Jeremiah the prophet came true,

  • Zech 12:5
    67%

    5 And the families of Judah will say in their hearts, The people of Jerusalem have their strength in the Lord of armies, their God.

  • Judg 19:18
    67%

    18 And he said to him, We are on our way from Beth-lehem-judah to the inmost parts of the hill-country of Ephraim: I came from there and went to Beth-lehem-judah: now I am on my way back to my house, but no man will take me into his house.

  • Num 24:17
    67%

    17 I see him, but not now: looking on him, but not near: a star will come out of Jacob, and a rod of authority out of Israel, sending destruction to the farthest limits of Moab and on the head of all the sons of Sheth.

  • Luke 2:15-16
    2 verses
    67%

    15 And when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the keepers of the sheep said to one another, Let us go now to Beth-lehem, and see this thing which has come about, which the Lord has made clear to us.

    16 And they came quickly, and saw Mary and Joseph, and the child in the place where the cattle had their food.

  • Jer 23:5
    67%

    5 See, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will give to David a true Branch, and he will be ruling as king, acting wisely, doing what is right, and judging uprightly in the land.

  • 2 Sam 5:2
    67%

    2 In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler.

  • Isa 49:6
    67%

    6 It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.

  • Ps 110:2
    67%

    2 The Lord will send out the rod of your strength from Zion; be king over your haters.

  • Luke 2:8
    67%

    8 And in the same country there were keepers of sheep in the fields, watching over their flock by night.

  • Ps 80:1
    67%

    1 <To the chief music-maker; put to Shoshannim-eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm.> Give ear, O Keeper of Israel, guiding Joseph like a flock; you who have your seat on the winged ones, let your glory be seen.

  • 2 Chr 7:18
    67%

    18 Then I will make strong the seat of your kingdom, as I gave my word to David your father, saying, You will never be without a man to be ruler in Israel.

  • Zech 10:4
    67%

    4 From him will come the keystone, from him the nail, from him the bow of war, from him will come every ruler;

  • Matt 2:21
    66%

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

  • Jer 22:2
    66%

    2 And say, Give ear to the word of the Lord, O king of Judah, seated on the seat of David, you and your servants and your people who come in by these doors.