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

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

And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

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So he called together all the chief priests and learned men (scribes) of the people and [a]anxiously asked them where the Christ was to be born.

They replied to him, In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:

And you Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, you are not in any way least or insignificant among the [b]chief cities of Judah; for from you shall come a Ruler ([c]Leader) Who will govern and [d]shepherd My people Israel.(A)

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Notas al pie

  1. Matthew 2:4 Charles B. Williams, The New Testament: A Translation in the Language of the People.
  2. Matthew 2:6 Joseph Henry Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament.
  3. Matthew 2:6 James Hope Moulton and George Milligan, The Vocabulary of the Greek Testament.
  4. Matthew 2:6 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.

He called a meeting of the Jewish religious leaders.

“Did the prophets tell us where the Messiah would be born?” he asked.

“Yes, in Bethlehem,” they said, “for this is what the prophet Micah[a] wrote:

‘O little town of Bethlehem, you are not just an unimportant Judean village, for a Governor shall rise from you to rule my people Israel.’”

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Notas al pie

  1. Matthew 2:5 Micah, implied; see Micah 5:2.

When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. “In Bethlehem(A) in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

“‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
    are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
    who will shepherd my people Israel.’[a](B)

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Notas al pie

  1. Matthew 2:6 Micah 5:2,4