New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Matthew 2:4
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And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.
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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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Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.
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And having gathered together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them where the Christ is born.
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Matthew 2
2 asking, “Where is the One who has been born King of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.”
3 When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ 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 be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
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