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


In Context

2 |Where is he who is born King of the Jews? For we saw his star in the east, and have come to worship him.|

3 When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

4 Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.

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

6 'You Bethlehem, land of Judah, are in no way least among the princes of Judah: for out of you shall come forth a governor, who shall shepherd my people, Israel.'|

7 Then Herod secretly called the wise men, and learned from them exactly what time the star appeared.

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5And they said to 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 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,