Matthew 2:5
World English Bible (WEB)
They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,
In context
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.
5 They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,
6 ‘You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah; for out of you shall come 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.
Matthew 2:5 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,
- KJV King James Version
- And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
- ASV American Standard Version
- And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written through the prophet,
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And they said to him, 'In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written through the prophet:
- WBS Webster Bible
- And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,