Matthew 2:5
They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,
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- Gen 35:19 : 19 Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem).
- Josh 19:15 : 15 Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.
- Ruth 1:1 : 1 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to live 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 Bethlehem. It happened, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and [the women] said, "Is this Naomi?"
- Ruth 2:4 : 4 Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, "Yahweh be with you." They answered him, "Yahweh bless you."
- Ruth 4:11 : 11 All the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, "We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and like Leah, which two built the house of Israel; and treat you worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Bethlehem.
- 1 Sam 16:1 : 1 Yahweh said to Samuel, "How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided a king for myself among his sons."
- John 7:42 : 42 Hasn't the Scripture said that the Christ comes of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?"
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- Matt 2:6-94 verses82%
6 'You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come forth a governor, who shall shepherd my people, Israel.'"
7 Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.
8 He sent them to Bethlehem, and said, "Go and search diligently for the young child. When you have found him, bring me word, so that I also may come and worship him."
9 They, having heard the king, went their way; and behold, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, until it came and stood over where the young child was.
- Matt 2:1-44 verses82%
1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of King Herod, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying,
2 "Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him."
3 When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.
- John 7:41-422 verses78%
41 Others said, "This is the Christ." But some said, "What, does the Christ come out of Galilee?
42 Hasn't the Scripture said that the Christ comes of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?"
- Mic 5:2-32 verses78%
2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come forth to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
3 Therefore he will abandon them until the time that she who is in labor gives birth. Then the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel.
- Matt 1:22-232 verses77%
22 Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,
23 "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;" which is, being interpreted, "God with us."
- Luke 2:3-86 verses77%
3 All went to enroll themselves, everyone to his own city.
4 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 family of David;
5 to enroll himself with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him as wife, being pregnant.
6 It happened, while they were there, that the day had come that she should give birth.
7 She brought forth her firstborn son, and she wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.
- Matt 2:20-234 verses76%
20 "Arise and 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."
21 He arose and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there. Being warned in a dream, he withdrew into the region of Galilee,
23 and came and lived in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."
- Luke 2:15-184 verses75%
15 It happened, when the angels went away from them into the sky, that the shepherds said one to another, "Let's go to Bethlehem, now, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."
16 They came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby was lying in the feeding trough.
17 When they saw it, they publicized widely the saying which was spoken to them about this child.
18 All who heard it wondered at the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds.
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17 Then that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying,
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15 and 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 called my son."
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14 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
- Luke 2:11-133 verses73%
11 For there is born to you, this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
12 This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough."
13 Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God, and saying,
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4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying,
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20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.
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32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David,
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2 As it is written in the prophets, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.
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17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,
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52 They answered him, "Are you also from Galilee? Search, and see that no prophet has arisen out of Galilee."
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39 When they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.
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17 The book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the book, and found the place where it was written,
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11 The multitudes said, "This is the prophet, Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee."
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17 and they departed, and lived in Geruth Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,
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10 For this is he, of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.'
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12 Being warned in a dream that they shouldn't return to Herod, they went back to their own country another way.
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18 He said to him, "We are passing from Bethlehem Judah to the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim. I am from there, and I went to Bethlehem Judah. I am going to the house of Yahweh; and there is no man who takes me into his house.
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26 Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
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32 a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel."
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45 Philip found Nathanael, and said to him, "We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, wrote: Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."