The Pilgrimage of the Magi
Matthew 2:5
In 9 translations
- BSB
- “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
- KJV
- And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
- WEB
- They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is written through the prophet,
- ASV
- And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written through the prophet,
- LSV
- And they said to him, “In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet:
- YLT
- And they said to him, 'In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,
- DBY
- And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written through the prophet:
- DRC
- But they said to him: In Bethlehem of Juda. For so it is written by the prophet:
- GNV
- And they saide vnto him, At Beth-leem in Iudea: for so it is written by the Prophet,
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of εἶπαν: Tyndale House, Textus Receptus: εἶπον.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- οἱ δὲ εἶπαν αὐτῷ· Ἐν Βηθλέεμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας· οὕτως γὰρ γέγραπται διὰ τοῦ προφήτου·
- RP2018
- Οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Ἐν Βηθλεὲμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας· οὕτως γὰρ γέγραπται διὰ τοῦ προφήτου,
- TR-Boyd
- Οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Ἐν Βηθλεὲμ τῆς Ἰουδαίας· οὕτω γὰρ γέγραπται διὰ τοῦ προφήτου,
- SCR1894
- οι δε ειπον αυτω εν βηθλεεμ της ιουδαιας ουτως γαρ γεγραπται δια του προφητου
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- John 7:42Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
- Ruth 1:1In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab.
- 1 Samuel 16:1Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from…
- Ruth 2:4Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.” “The LORD bless you,” they replied.
- Ruth 4:11“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah…
- Ruth 1:19So Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole city was stirred because of them, and the women of the city exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”
- Joshua 19:15It also included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. There were twelve cities, along with their villages.
- Genesis 35:19So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
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