Matthew 2:4-6

4 When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born.

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

6 “ ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’^[a] ”

Cross References

• 1. John 7:42
• 2. 2 Samuel 5:2; Micah 5:2

Footnotes

• [a] Micah 5:2,4