Matthew 2:6 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Matthew 2:6 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 2:624 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on Matthew 2:6
As the Magi seek a Redeemer, so Herod fears a successor.
'The King,' he is called, though in comparison with him whom they are seeking he is an alien and a foreigner.
Herod 'was troubled' when he heard that a King was born of Jewish lineage, lest, himself being an Idumaean, the kingdom should return again to native princes, and himself be expelled, and his seed after him.
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