Matthew 2:5 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 2:5

“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written through the prophet,

KJV

And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

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Commentary

4 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

By the prophet - The Sanhedrin answered without hesitation. The question where he would be born had been settled by prophecy. This prophecy is found in Mic 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, is retained - the place of his birth.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

It is not known who these wise men were. Their names and dwelling-place are alike kept back from us. We are only told that they came “from the east.” Whether they were Chaldeans or Arabians we cannot say. Whether they learned to expect Christ from the ten tribes who went into captivity, or from the prophecies of Daniel, we do not know. It matters little who they were. The point which concerns us most is the rich instruction which their history conveys.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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-- (Mic 5:2).

Modern Voices1 voice

G.K. Chesterton

1874–1936

The Everlasting Man, Part II Ch. 1 "The God in the Cave" (1925)

That truth that is tradition has wisely remembered them almost as unknown quantities, as mysterious as their mysterious and melodious names: Melchior, Caspar, Balthazar.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
οἱ	hoi	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
εἶπαν	eipan	they said	G2036 →
αὐτῷ·	autō	to him;	G846 →
ἐν	en	In	G1722 →
Βηθλέεμ	Bēthleem	Bethlehem	G965 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰουδαίας.	Ioudaias	of Judea.	G2449 →
οὕτως	houtōs	thus	G3779 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
γέγραπται	gegraptai	it has been written	G1125 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
προφήτου·	prophētou	prophet:	G4396 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 7:42
Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
leads to
- Micah 5:2
  But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days…
Through
Ruth 1:1
In 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…
leads to
- Genesis 12:10
  Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.
- Genesis 26:1
  Now there was another famine in the land, subsequent to the one that had occurred in Abraham’s time. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines at Gerar.
Through
Ruth 2:4
Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.” “The LORD bless you,” they replied.
leads to
- Psalms 129:7–8
  unable to fill the hands of the reaper, or the arms of the binder of sheaves.
- Judges 6:12
  And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”
- Luke 1:28
  The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16
  Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
- 2 Timothy 4:22
  The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you all.