Matthew 2:5 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
And they said to him, `In Beth-Lehem of Judea, for thus it hath been written through the prophet,
English ASV
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written through the prophet,
English Amplified
They replied to him, In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
They replied to him, In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
“In Bethlehem of Judea,” they told him, “because this is what was written by the prophet:
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And they said to him, In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written through the prophet:
English EASY 2024
They replied, ‘The Messiah will be born in Bethlehem in Judea. This is what the prophet wrote about it:
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
They answered, "In the town of Bethlehem in Judea, just as the prophet wrote:
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
English GNT (Good News Translation)
“In the town of Bethlehem in Judea,” they answered. “For this is what the prophet wrote:
English God's Word - GW 1995
They told him, "In Bethlehem in Judea. The prophet wrote about this:
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
"In Bethlehem of Judea," they told him, "because this is what was written by the prophet:
English KJV 1611
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
English LSB
And they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet:
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what the prophet wrote:
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for this is what has been written by the prophet:
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
They said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet:
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
“In Bethlehem of Judea,” they said, “for it is written this way by the prophet:
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
"In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied. "This is what the prophet has written. He said,
English NIV
"In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written:
English NKJ 1982
So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet:
English NLT
"In Bethlehem," they said, "for this is what the prophet wrote:
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written by the prophet:
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
“He will be born in Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,” they told him. “Because the prophecy states:
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it is written by the prophet:
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
“Yes, in Bethlehem,“ they said, “for this is what the prophet Micah wrote:
English Tyndale 1537
(And) They said unto him: in Bethlehem a town of Jury. For thus it is written by the prophet: