Matthew 2:4-6

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁴and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah^[a] was to be born. ⁵They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written by the prophet:

⁶‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
who is to shepherd^[b] my people Israel.’”

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Matthew 2:4 Or the Christ
Matthew 2:6 Or rule

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