King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 2:5
“And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,”
Verse in context — Matthew 2
3
When Herod the king had heard [these things], he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
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And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
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And thou Bethlehem, [in] the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
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Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
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