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


In Context

2 saying, 'Where is he who was born king of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and we came to bow to him.'

3 And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,

4 and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.

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

6 And thou, Beth-Lehem, the land of Judah, thou art by no means the least among the leaders of Judah, for out of thee shall come one leading, who shall feed My people Israel.'

7 Then Herod, privately having called the mages, did inquire exactly from them the time of the appearing star,

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 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 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,