Matthew 2:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

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  • Gen 35:19 : 19 And Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
  • Josh 19:15 : 15 And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.
  • Ruth 1:1 : 1 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
  • Ruth 1:19 : 19 So the two of them went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they had come to Bethlehem, that all the city was stirred because of them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
  • Ruth 2:4 : 4 And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless you.
  • Ruth 4:11 : 11 And all the people at the gate and the elders said, 'We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman coming into your house like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you act worthily in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem.
  • 1 Sam 16:1 : 1 And the LORD said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.
  • John 7:42 : 42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

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  • Matt 2:6-9
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    6And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come a Governor who shall rule my people Israel.

    7Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

    8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when you have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

    9When they had heard the king, they departed; 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 Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men came from the east to Jerusalem,

    2Saying, Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east and have come to worship him.

    3When King Herod heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

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

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

    42Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

  • Mic 5:2-3
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    2But you, Bethlehem Ephratah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to me the one who is to be ruler in Israel; whose origins have been from of old, from everlasting.

    3Therefore he will give them up, until the time that she who labors has brought forth; then the remnant of his brethren shall return to the children of Israel.

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

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

  • Luke 2:3-8
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    3And everyone went to be registered, each to his own city.

    4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, (because he was of the house and lineage of David)

    5to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child.

    6And it was so, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to deliver.

    7And she brought forth her firstborn son, and 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, staying in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

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

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

    22But when he heard that Archelaus reigned in Judea in the place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there: nevertheless, being warned by God in a dream, he turned aside into the regions of Galilee:

    23And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

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

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

    17And when they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child.

    18And all who heard it wondered at those things which were told to them by the shepherds.

  • Matt 2:17
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    17Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by 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 I have called my son.

  • Matt 4:14
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    14That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by 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 Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

    12And this will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, 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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    4All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by 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, as it was told to them.

  • Luke 1:32
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    32He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.

  • Mark 1:2
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    2As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

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

  • John 7:52
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    52They answered and said to him, Are you also from Galilee? Search and look, for no prophet has arisen out of Galilee.

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

  • Luke 4:17
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    17And there was handed to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

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

  • Jer 41:17
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    17And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,

  • Matt 11:10
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    10For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

  • Matt 2:12
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    12And being warned by 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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    18He said to him, "We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah toward the side of Mount Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem in Judah, but now I am going to the house of the LORD, and there is no one who receives me into their house.

  • Luke 1:26
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    26In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,

  • Luke 2:32
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    32a light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.

  • John 1:45
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    45Philip found Nathanael and said to him, We have found him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote; Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.