Parallel Verses
Godbey New Testament
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it has been written by the prophet;
New American Standard Bible
They said to him, “
King James Version
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
Holman Bible
“In Bethlehem of Judea,” they told him, “because this is what was written by the prophet:
International Standard Version
They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, because that is what was written by the prophet:
A Conservative Version
And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea. For thus it is written through the prophet,
American Standard Version
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written through the prophet,
Amplified
They replied to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what has been written by the prophet [Micah]:
An Understandable Version
They replied to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what was written by the prophet [Micah 5:2],
Anderson New Testament
And they said to him: In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written by the prophet:
Bible in Basic English
And they said to him, In Beth-lehem of Judaea; for so it is said in the writings of the prophet,
Common New Testament
So they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet:
Daniel Mace New Testament
they answered him, in Bethlehem of Judea: for these are the words of the prophet;
Darby Translation
And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written through the prophet:
Goodspeed New Testament
They said, "At Bethlehem in Judea, for this is what the prophet wrote:
John Wesley New Testament
And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou,
Julia Smith Translation
And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus has it been written by the prophet:
King James 2000
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
Lexham Expanded Bible
So they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet,
Modern King James verseion
And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea. For so it is written by the prophet,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they said unto him, "In Bethlehem in Jewry; for thus it is written by the Prophet,
Moffatt New Testament
They told him, "In Bethlehem belonging to Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet:
Montgomery New Testament
And they told him. "At Bethlehem in Judea, as it is written in the prophet.
NET Bible
"In Bethlehem of Judea," they said, "for it is written this way by the prophet:
New Heart English Bible
And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written through the prophet,
Noyes New Testament
And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written by the prophet:
Sawyer New Testament
And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it is written by the prophet;
The Emphasized Bible
And, they, said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea, - for, so, is it written through the prophet:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then they answered him, In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet,
Twentieth Century New Testament
"At Bethlehem in Judea," was their answer; "for it is said in the Prophet--
Webster
And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
Weymouth New Testament
"At Bethlehem in Judaea," they replied; "for so it stands written in the words of the Prophet,
Williams New Testament
They told him, "At Bethlehem in Judea, for this is what the prophet wrote:
World English Bible
They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,
Worrell New Testament
And they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judaea;" for thus it has been written through the prophet:
Worsley New Testament
for thus it is written by the prophet,
Youngs Literal Translation
And they said to him, 'In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,
Themes
Bethlehem » A city » A city southwest of jerusalem » The city of joseph
Heathen » Divine revelations given to » The magi (wise men from the east)
Heathen » Instances of » The magi (the wise men from the east)
Jesus Christ » History of » Magi (the wise men from the east) visit (at bethlehem)
Judea, modern » Our lord » Born in
Magi » The wise men from the east who visited jesus as an infant
Miracles » Catalogue of » The appearance of the star over bethlehem
Interlinear
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References
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Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 2:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Wise Men Visit Jesus
4 and gathering together all the chief priests and scribes, inquired with them where Christ should be born. 5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea; for thus it has been written by the prophet; 6 And thou, Bethlehem, the land of Judea, art by no means the least among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come a leader, who will shepherd my people, Israel.
Cross References
John 7:42
Did not the Scripture say, that Christ comes from the seed of David and from the village of Bethlehem, where David was?