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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BSBPD

“And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 2:4 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Chronicles 24:4Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than those of Ithamar, they were divided accordingly. There were sixteen heads of families from the descendants of Eleazar and eight from the descendants of Ithamar.
  2. 2 Chronicles 34:13were over the laborers and supervised all who did the work, task by task. Some of the Levites were secretaries, officers, and gatekeepers.
  3. 2 Chronicles 34:15And Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan.
  4. 2 Chronicles 36:14Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.
  5. Ezra 7:6this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the LORD his God was upon him.
  6. Ezra 7:11This is the text of the letter King Artaxerxes had given to Ezra the priest and scribe, an expert in the commandments and statutes of the LORD to Israel:
  7. Ezra 10:5So Ezra got up and made the leading priests, Levites, and all Israel take an oath to do what had been said. And they took the oath.
  8. Nehemiah 12:7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, and Jedaiah. These were the leaders of the priests and their associates in the days of Jeshua.
  9. Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:
  10. Jeremiah 8:8How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?
  11. Malachi 2:7For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.
  12. Matthew 7:29because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
  13. Matthew 13:52Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
  14. Matthew 21:15But the chief priests and scribes were indignant when they saw the wonders He performed and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”
  15. Matthew 21:23When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
  16. Matthew 26:3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
  17. Matthew 26:47While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.
  18. Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.
  19. Mark 8:31Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
  20. Luke 20:19When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.
  21. Luke 23:10Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood there, vehemently accusing Him.
  22. John 3:10“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?
  23. John 7:32When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.
  24. John 8:3The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them

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