A moment in scripture
Matthew 2:4
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And 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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The surrounding passage
- Matthew 2:2
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.
- Matthew 2:3
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
- Matthew 2:5
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
- Matthew 2:6
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.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.