Matthew 2:5 - Compare All Versions

Matthew 2:5-6 MSG (The Message)

They told him, “Bethlehem, Judah territory. The prophet Micah wrote it plainly: It’s you, Bethlehem, in Judah’s land, no longer bringing up the rear. From you will come the leader who will shepherd-rule my people, my Israel.”

Matthew 2:5 KJV (King James Version)

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

Matthew 2:5 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet

Matthew 2:5 NCV (New Century Version)

They answered, “In the town of Bethlehem in Judea. The prophet wrote about this in the Scriptures

Matthew 2:5 ASV (American Standard Version)

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

Matthew 2:5 NIV (New International Version)

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

Matthew 2:5 NKJV (New King James Version)

So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet

Matthew 2:5 AMP (Amplified Bible)

They replied to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what has been written by the prophet [Micah]

Matthew 2:5 NLT (New Living Translation)

“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote

Matthew 2:5 TPT (The Passion Translation)

“He will be born in Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,” they told him. “Because the prophecy states

Matthew 2:5 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet