5And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written through the prophet:


In Context

2 Where is the king of the Jews that has been born? for we have seen his star in the east, and have come to do him homage.

3 But Herod the king having heard of it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;

4 and, assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.

5 And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written through the prophet:

6 And thou Bethlehem, land of Juda, art in no wise the least among the governors of Juda; for out of thee shall go forth a leader who shall shepherd my people Israel.

7 Then Herod, having secretly called the magi, inquired of them accurately the time of the star that was appearing;

Matthew 2:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:5"In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:5But they said to him: In Bethlehem of Juda. For so it is written by the prophet:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written through the prophet,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5They said to him, |In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5And they said to him, 'In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:5And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,