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And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them where the [a]Christ was to be born. And they said to him, “(A)In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written [b]by the prophet:

(B)And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah,
Are by no means least among the leaders of Judah;
For out of you shall come forth a Leader
Who will (C)shepherd My people Israel.’”

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  1. Matthew 2:4 Messiah
  2. Matthew 2:5 Or through

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. “In Bethlehem(A) in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

“‘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](B)

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  1. Matthew 2:6 Micah 5:2,4