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Matthew 2:2–7

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Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written by the prophet,
And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
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From verse 2

  1. Numbers 24:17Rank 1 from verse 2
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    17I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.

  2. Jeremiah 23:5Rank 2 from verse 2
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    5¶ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

  3. Revelation 22:16Rank 3 from verse 2
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    16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

  4. Isaiah 9:6–7Rank 4 from verse 2
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    6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

    7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  5. Zechariah 9:9Rank 5 from verse 2
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    9¶ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

  6. Isaiah 60:3Rank 6 from verse 2
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    3And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

  7. Hebrews 1:6Rank 7 from verse 2
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    6And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

  8. John 18:37Rank 8 from verse 2
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    37Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

  9. Matthew 2:10–11Rank 9 from verse 2
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    10When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

    11¶ And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

  10. Isaiah 32:1–2Rank 10 from verse 2
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    1BEHOLD, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.

    2And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

  11. John 5:23Rank 11 from verse 2
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    23That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

  12. Luke 23:3Rank 12 from verse 2
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    3And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.

  13. Luke 23:38Rank 13 from verse 2
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    38And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  14. Psalms 2:6Rank 14 from verse 2
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    6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

  15. Jeremiah 30:9Rank 15 from verse 2
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    9But they shall serve the Lord their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.

  16. John 1:49Rank 16 from verse 2
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    49Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

  17. Luke 19:38Rank 17 from verse 2
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    38Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

  18. Luke 2:11Rank 18 from verse 2
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    11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

  19. Psalms 45:11Rank 19 from verse 2
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    11So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.

  20. John 9:38Rank 20 from verse 2
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    38And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

  21. Luke 1:78–79Rank 21 from verse 2
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    78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

    79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

  22. John 12:13Rank 22 from verse 2
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    13Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.

  23. John 19:12–15Rank 23 from verse 2
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    12And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cæsar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Cæsar.

    13¶ When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

    14And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

    15But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cæsar.

  24. John 19:19Rank 24 from verse 2
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    19¶ And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  25. Matthew 27:11Rank 25 from verse 2
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    11And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

  26. John 20:28Rank 26 from verse 2
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    28And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

  27. Matthew 21:5Rank 27 from verse 2
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    5Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

From verse 3

  1. Acts 17:6–7Rank 1 from verse 3
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    6And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

    7Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Cæsar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.

  2. John 11:47–48Rank 2 from verse 3
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    47¶ Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

    48If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

  3. Matthew 23:37Rank 3 from verse 3
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    37O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!

  4. Acts 4:2Rank 4 from verse 3
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    2Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

  5. Matthew 8:29Rank 5 from verse 3
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    29And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

  6. 1 Kings 18:17–18Rank 6 from verse 3
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    17¶ And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?

    18And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father’s house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and thou hast followed Baalim.

  7. Acts 16:20–21Rank 7 from verse 3
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    20And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

    21And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

  8. Acts 4:24–27Rank 8 from verse 3
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    24And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

    25Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

    26The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

    27For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

  9. Acts 5:24–28Rank 9 from verse 3
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    24Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.

    25Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

    26Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

    27And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,

    28Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.

From verse 4

  1. Acts 23:9Rank 1 from verse 4
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    9And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

  2. Acts 6:12Rank 2 from verse 4
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    12And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,

  3. Matthew 21:23Rank 3 from verse 4
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    23¶ And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

  4. Matthew 7:29Rank 4 from verse 4
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    29For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

  5. Acts 4:5Rank 5 from verse 4
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    5¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,

  6. Jeremiah 8:8Rank 6 from verse 4
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    8How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.

  7. John 18:3Rank 7 from verse 4
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    3Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.

  8. John 3:10Rank 8 from verse 4
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    10Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

  9. John 7:32Rank 9 from verse 4
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    32¶ The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.

  10. John 8:3Rank 10 from verse 4
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    3And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,

  11. Luke 20:19Rank 11 from verse 4
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    19¶ And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

  12. Luke 23:10Rank 12 from verse 4
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    10And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently accused him.

  13. 1 Chronicles 24:4–19Rank 13 from verse 4
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    4And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.

    5Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

    6And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

    7Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

    8The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

    9The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

    10The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

    11The ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

    12The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

    13The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

    14The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

    15The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,

    16The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,

    17The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,

    18The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.

    19These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the Lord, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.

  14. 2 Chronicles 34:13Rank 14 from verse 4
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    13Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, and officers, and porters.

  15. 2 Chronicles 34:15Rank 15 from verse 4
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    15And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.

  16. 2 Chronicles 36:14Rank 16 from verse 4
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    14¶ Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the Lord which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.

  17. Ezra 10:5Rank 17 from verse 4
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    5Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware.

  18. Ezra 7:11–12Rank 18 from verse 4
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    11¶ Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the Lord, and of his statutes to Israel.

    12Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.

  19. Ezra 7:6Rank 19 from verse 4
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    6This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the Lord God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the Lord his God upon him.

  20. Malachi 2:7Rank 20 from verse 4
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    7For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.

  21. Mark 8:31Rank 21 from verse 4
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    31And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

  22. Matthew 13:52Rank 22 from verse 4
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    52Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.

  23. Matthew 21:15Rank 23 from verse 4
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    15And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,

  24. Matthew 26:3Rank 24 from verse 4
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    3Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

  25. Matthew 26:47Rank 25 from verse 4
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    47¶ And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

  26. Matthew 27:1Rank 26 from verse 4
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    1WHEN the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:

  27. Nehemiah 12:7Rank 27 from verse 4
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    7Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.

  28. Psalms 2:2Rank 28 from verse 4
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    2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,

From verse 5

  1. John 7:42Rank 1 from verse 5
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    42Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

  2. Ruth 1:1Rank 2 from verse 5
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    1NOW it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

  3. 1 Samuel 16:1Rank 3 from verse 5
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    1AND the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

  4. Ruth 2:4Rank 4 from verse 5
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    4¶ And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee.

  5. Joshua 19:15Rank 5 from verse 5
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    15And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem: twelve cities with their villages.

  6. Ruth 1:19Rank 6 from verse 5
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    19¶ So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?

  7. Ruth 4:11Rank 7 from verse 5
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    11And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:

  8. Genesis 35:19Rank 8 from verse 5
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    19And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth-lehem.

From verse 6

  1. Ezekiel 34:23–25Rank 1 from verse 6
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    23And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

    24And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it.

    25And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.

  2. Micah 5:2Rank 2 from verse 6
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    2But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

  3. Isaiah 9:6–7Rank 3 from verse 6
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    6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

    7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  4. John 7:42Rank 4 from verse 6
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    42Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

  5. Genesis 49:10Rank 5 from verse 6
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    10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

  6. Revelation 11:15Rank 6 from verse 6
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    15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

  7. Matthew 28:18Rank 7 from verse 6
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    18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

  8. Isaiah 40:11Rank 8 from verse 6
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    11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

  9. Revelation 2:27Rank 9 from verse 6
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    27And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.

  10. 2 Samuel 5:2Rank 10 from verse 6
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    2Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.

  11. Colossians 1:18Rank 11 from verse 6
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    18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

  12. Ezekiel 37:24–26Rank 12 from verse 6
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    24And David my servant shall be king over them; and they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.

    25And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children’s children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.

    26Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.

  13. Matthew 2:1Rank 13 from verse 6
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    1NOW when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

  14. Psalms 2:1–6Rank 14 from verse 6
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    1WHY do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?

    2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,

    3Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

    4He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.

    5Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

    6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

  15. Ephesians 1:22Rank 15 from verse 6
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    22And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

  16. Jeremiah 23:4–6Rank 16 from verse 6
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    4And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the Lord.

    5¶ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

    6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

  17. Numbers 24:19Rank 17 from verse 6
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    19Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

  18. Psalms 78:71–72Rank 18 from verse 6
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    71From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

    72So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

  19. 1 Chronicles 5:2Rank 19 from verse 6
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    2For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birthright was Joseph’s:)

  20. John 21:16Rank 20 from verse 6
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    16He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

From verse 7

  1. 1 Samuel 18:21Rank 1 from verse 7
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    21And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.

  2. Exodus 1:10Rank 2 from verse 7
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    10Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.

  3. Isaiah 7:5–7Rank 3 from verse 7
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    5Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,

    6Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal:

    7Thus saith the Lord God, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

  4. Psalms 55:21Rank 4 from verse 7
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    21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

  5. Psalms 64:4–6Rank 5 from verse 7
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    4That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

    5They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

    6They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

  6. Ezekiel 38:10–11Rank 6 from verse 7
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    10Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:

    11And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,

  7. Psalms 10:9–10Rank 7 from verse 7
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    9He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

    10He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

  8. Psalms 83:3–4Rank 8 from verse 7
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    3They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.

    4They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.

  9. Revelation 12:1–5Rank 9 from verse 7
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    1AND there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

    2And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

    3And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

    4And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

    5And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

  10. Matthew 26:3–5Rank 10 from verse 7
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    3Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

    4And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

    5But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

  11. Revelation 12:15Rank 11 from verse 7
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    15And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

Definitions

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DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 2:2

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

star

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Sense 1: A luminous body seen in the heavens. Sense 2: By figure or prophecy, a person, sign, or named figure represented as a star.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

east

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The direction of sunrise; lands or regions toward that direction.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 2:3

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

troubled

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Disturbed, agitated, alarmed, perplexed, afflicted, burdened, unsettled, or caused to suffer inward, bodily, social, or outward disruption.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 2:4

COMBINED MEANING

gathered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of gather, meaning to collect, bring together, or assemble.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

chief

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1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

priests

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Persons set apart to religious service, sanctuary duty, sacrifice, intercession, teaching, or representation before a deity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

demanded

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Called for; claimed; challenged as due; requested; required; interrogated.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

Christ

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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 2:5

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

written

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Past-tense or past-participial form of write (to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

prophet

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A person who declares or bears a message as divinely inspired, including one who foretells, whether truly or falsely.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 2:6

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

art

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1. The second-person singular present form of be: are, when one person is addressed. 2. Skill, craft, or skilled workmanship used to make or prepare something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

rule

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Sense 1: To govern, lead, direct, control, or exercise authority. Sense 2: A standard, principle, prescribed order, measuring line, boundary, or allotted sphere.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Matthew 2:7

COMBINED MEANING

privily

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Secretly, privately, covertly, without public notice, or in a concealed manner.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

wise

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Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

inquired

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Asked, sought information, investigated, examined, searched after, or requested an answer or action from a person or from the Lord.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

star

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Sense 1: A luminous body seen in the heavens. Sense 2: By figure or prophecy, a person, sign, or named figure represented as a star.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

appeared

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1. Came into sight or presence; became visible or manifest. 2. Seemed or had an outward appearance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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2:1NOW when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

2:2Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

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2:3When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

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2:4And 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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2:5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written by the prophet,

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2:6And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

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2:7Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

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2:8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

2:9When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

2:10When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

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