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The Pilgrimage of the Magi

Matthew 2:4

In 9 translations

BSB
And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
KJV
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
WEB
Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.
ASV
And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.
LSV
and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.
YLT
and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.
DBY
and, assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.
DRC
And assembling together all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where Christ should be born.
GNV
And gathering together all the chiefe Priestes and Scribes of the people, hee asked of them, where Christ should be borne.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ συναγαγὼν πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ ἐπυνθάνετο παρʼ αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ χριστὸς γεννᾶται.
RP2018
καὶ συναγαγὼν πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ, ἐπυνθάνετο παρ’ αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ χριστὸς γεννᾶται.
TR-Boyd
καὶ συναγαγὼν πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ, ἐπυνθάνετο παρ᾿ αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ Χριστὸς γεννᾶται.
SCR1894
και συναγαγων παντας τους αρχιερεις και γραμματεις του λαου επυνθανετο παρ αυτων που ο χριστος γενναται

Who and where

👤 Jesus Christ◆ Wise Men Visit Herod

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 23:9A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
  • Jeremiah 8:8How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?
  • Matthew 21:23When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
  • Matthew 7:29because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
  • Acts 6:12So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,
  • John 3:10“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?
  • John 7:32When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
  • John 18:3So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons.
  • Luke 23:10Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood there, vehemently accusing Him.
  • John 8:3The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them
  • Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
  • Luke 20:19When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.
  • Acts 4:5The next day the rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem,
  • 2 Chronicles 34:13were over the laborers and supervised all who did the work, task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers.
  • Mark 8:31Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
  • Nehemiah 12:7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.

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