Verse List for MAT 2:4

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OET (OET-RV) He gathered together all the chief priests and religious teachers and asked them where the Messiah was expected to be born.

OET-LV And having _gathered _together all the chief _priests and scribes of _the people, he _was _inquiring from them where the chosen _one /messiah is _being _born.

ULT And having brought together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired from them, “Where is the Christ being born?”

UST So, King Herod summoned all the Jewish ruling priests and teachers of the Jewish law. He asked them about where the Messiah’s mother would give birth to him.

BSB & MSB And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.

BLB And having assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them where the Christ was to be born.

AICNT and gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired [of them][fn] where the Christ was to be born.

OEB He called together all the chief priests and teachers of the Law in the nation, and questioned them as to where the Christ was to be born.

WEBBE Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.

WMBB Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Messiah would be born.

NET After assembling all the chief priests and experts in the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.

LSV and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.

FBV Herod summoned all the chief priests and religious teachers of the people, and asked them where the Messiah was supposed to be born.

TCNT So he assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, and inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

T4T Then Herod gathered together all the ruling priests and men who taught the people the Jewish laws and he asked them where the prophets had predicted that the Messiah was to be born.

LEB and after[fn] calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired from them where the Christ was to be born.

BBE And he got together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, questioning them as to where the birth-place of the Christ would be.

Moff so he gathered all the high priests and scribes of the people and made inquiries of them about where the messiah was to be born.

Wymth So he assembled all the High Priests and Scribes of the people, and anxiously asked them where the Christ was to be born.

ASV And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.

DRA And assembling together all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where Christ should be born.

YLT and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.

Drby and, assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.

RV And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.
(And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he enquired of them where the Christ should be born.)

SLT And assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where Christ should be born.

Wbstr And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where Christ should be born.

KJB-1769 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

KJB-1611 And when he had gathered all the chiefe Priests and Scribes of the people together, hee demanded of them where Christ should be borne.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps And when he hadde gathered all the chiefe Priestes and Scribes of the people together, he demaunded of them where Christe shoulde be borne.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Gnva And gathering together all the chiefe Priestes and Scribes of the people, hee asked of them, where Christ should be borne.
(And gathering together all the chief Priests and Scribes of the people, he asked of them, where Christ should be born.)

Cvdl and he gathered all the hye Prestes and Scribes of ye people, & axed of them, where Christ shulde be borne.
(and he gathered all the high Priests and Scribes of ye/you_all people, and asked of them, where Christ should be born.)

TNT and he gathered all the chefe Prestes and Scribes of the people and axed of them where Christ shulde be borne.
(and he gathered all the chief Priests and Scribes of the people and asked of them where Christ should be born.)

Wycl And he gaderide to gidre alle the prynces of prestis, and scribis of the puple, and enqueride of hem, where Crist shulde be borun.
(And he gathered together all the princes of priests, and scribes of the people, and enquired of them, where Christ should be born.)

Luth Und ließ versammeln alle Hohenpriester und Schriftgelehrten unter dem Volk und erforschete von ihnen, wo Christus sollte geboren werden.
(And left/let gather/assemble all high_priest and scribes under to_him people and explored from to_them, where Christ should born become.)

ClVg Et congregans omnes principes sacerdotum, et scribas populi, sciscitabatur ab eis ubi Christus nasceretur.[fn]
(And gathering everyone leaders priests, and scribe/clerks of_the_people, was_wondering away to_them where Christ/Messiah would_be_born.)

SR-GNT Καὶ συναγαγὼν πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ, ἐπυνθάνετο παρʼ αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ ˚Χριστὸς γεννᾶται. ‡

UGNT καὶ συναγαγὼν πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ, ἐπυνθάνετο παρ’ αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ Χριστὸς γεννᾶται.

SBL-GNT καὶ συναγαγὼν πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ ἐπυνθάνετο παρʼ αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ χριστὸς γεννᾶται.

RP-GNT καὶ συναγαγὼν πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ, ἐπυνθάνετο παρ' αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ χριστὸς γεννᾶται.

TC-GNT καὶ συναγαγὼν πάντας τοὺς ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ γραμματεῖς τοῦ λαοῦ, ἐπυνθάνετο παρ᾽ αὐτῶν ποῦ ὁ Χριστὸς γεννᾶται.