Matthew 2:5

5 at illi dixerunt ei in Bethleem Iudaeae sic enim scriptum est per prophetam

Matthew 2:5 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 2:5

And they said unto him
They answer without any hesitation, it being a generally received notion, and a thing well known among them,

in Bethlehem of Judea;
and give their reason for it; for

thus it is written by the prophet,
that is, the prophet Micah, in whose prophecy, ( Micah 5:2 ) it stands, and is as follows:

Matthew 2:5 In-Context

3 audiens autem Herodes rex turbatus est et omnis Hierosolyma cum illo

4 et congregans omnes principes sacerdotum et scribas populi sciscitabatur ab eis ubi Christus nasceretur

5 at illi dixerunt ei in Bethleem Iudaeae sic enim scriptum est per prophetam

6 et tu Bethleem terra Iuda nequaquam minima es in principibus Iuda ex te enim exiet dux qui reget populum meum Israhel

7 tunc Herodes clam vocatis magis diligenter didicit ab eis tempus stellae quae apparuit eis