Matthew 2:5

Matthew 2:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
• New International Version (NIV)“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
• English Standard Version (ESV)They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet:

Context of Matthew 2:5

3And when Herod the king heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, 6And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, Art in no wise least among the princes of Judah: For out of thee shall come forth a governor, Which shall be shepherd of my people Israel. 7Then Herod privily called the wise men, and learned of them carefully what time the star appeared.

Matthew 2:5 word by word

οἱ δὲ εἶπαν αὐτῷ· ἐν Βηθλέεμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας. οὕτως γὰρ γέγραπται διὰ τοῦ προφήτου·Read the interlinear

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• BethlehemΒηθλεέμBēthleem · BethlehemG965
• ofδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• thusοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396

Cross-references for Matthew 2:5

• Genesis 35:19And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem).
• Joshua 19:15and Kattath, and Nahalal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem: twelve cities with their villages.
• Ruth 1:1And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
• Ruth 2:4And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
• Ruth 4:11And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:
• 1 Samuel 16:1And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

Commentaries on Matthew 2:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet - As there have been several confused notions among the Jews, relative not only to the Messiah, and his character, but also to the time of his birth, it may be necessary to add, to what has already been said on this subject, the following extracts from the Talmudists and Gemarists, quoted by Lightfoot. At the close of a long dissertation on the year of our Lord's birth, (which he places in the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5By the prophet - The Sanhedrin answered without hesitation. The question where he would be born had been settled by prophecy. This prophecy is found in Micah 5:2. In that prophecy both the place of his birth and the character of the Messiah are so clearly set forth that there was no room to doubt. It will be observed that there is a considerable difference between the passage as quoted by the Sanhedrin and as it stands in Micah. The main point, however…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-23This story shows how certain parts of the life of Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecies. This includes: his family history and birth (chapter 1), and the places he lived as a child (chapter 2). The story also shows how efforts to stop the plan of God do not work (2:1–15; see also 27:62–66).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea--a prompt and involuntary testimony from the highest tribunal; which yet at length condemned Him to die. for thus it is written by the prophet--(Mi 5:2).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 2:5

• Bethlehem
• Heathen
• Jesus, the Christ
• Magi
• Miracles
• Prophecy
• Wisdom
• Wise Men

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Commentaries on Matthew 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings