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Matthew 2:4-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Matthew 2:4-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
4 Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.[a] 5 (A)They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet:
6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
since from you shall come a ruler,
who is to shepherd my people Israel.’”
7 Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star’s appearance.
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- 2:4 Herod’s consultation with the chief priests and scribes has some similarity to a Jewish legend about the child Moses in which the “sacred scribes” warn Pharaoh about the imminent birth of one who will deliver Israel from Egypt and the king makes plans to destroy him.
Matthew 2:4-7
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Matthew 2:4-7
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
4 and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah[a] was to be born. 5 They 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.’”
7 Then Herod secretly called for the wise men[c] and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared.
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- Matthew 2:4 Or the Christ
- Matthew 2:6 Or rule
- Matthew 2:7 Or astrologers; Gk magi
Matthew 2:4-7
Good News Translation
Matthew 2:4-7
Good News Translation
4 He called together all the chief priests and the teachers of the Law and asked them, “Where will the Messiah be born?”
5 “In the town of Bethlehem in Judea,” they answered. “For this is what the prophet wrote:
6 (A)‘Bethlehem in the land of Judah,
you are by no means the least of the leading cities of Judah;
for from you will come a leader
who will guide my people Israel.’”
7 So Herod called the visitors from the East to a secret meeting and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.
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Matthew 2:4-7
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
Matthew 2:4-7
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
4 And assembling together all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where Christ should be born.
5 But they said to him: In Bethlehem of Juda. For so it is written by the prophet:
6 And thou Bethlehem the land of Juda art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come forth the captain that shall rule my people Israel.
7 Then Herod, privately calling the wise men, learned diligently of them the time of the star which appeared to them;
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Matthew 2:4-7
New International Version
Matthew 2:4-7
New International Version
4 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. 5 “In Bethlehem(A) in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
6 “‘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)
7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.
Footnotes
- Matthew 2:6 Micah 5:2,4
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