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Matthew 2:6Matt.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.

KJV

Greek original

Καὶ σύ Βηθλέεμ γῆ Ἰούδα οὐδαμῶς ἐλαχίστη εἶ ἐν τοῖς ἡγεμόσιν Ἰούδα ἐκ σοῦ γὰρ ἐξελεύσεται ἡγούμενος ὅστις ποιμανεῖ τὸν λαόν μου τὸν Ἰσραήλ

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Et toi, Bethléhem, terre de Juda, Tu n'es certes pas la moindre entre les principales villes de Juda, Car de toi sortira un chef Qui paîtra Israël, mon peuple.

KJV

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.

Patristic reading

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  • Eusebius of Caesarea

    Historia Ecclesiastica

    μὴν τὴν ἐπιβουλὴν εἰς Αἴγυπτον διακομισθεὶς ὁ παῖς, δι’ ἐπιφανείας ἀγγέλου τὸ μέλλον προμεμαθηκότων Matt. 2, 1-7 ff. αὐτοῦ τῶν γονέων. ταῦτα μὲν οὖν καὶ ἢ ἱερὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου διδάσκει γραφή· ἄξιον δ’ ἐπὶ τούτοις συνιδεῖν τἀπίχειρα τῆς Ἡρῴδου κατὰ τοῦ χριστοῦ καὶ τῶν ὁμηλίκων αὐτῷ…
  • Eusebius of Caesarea

    Demonstratio Evangelica

    .” ἀνθ’ οὗ ὁ μὲν 5 Ps. 131, 11. 6 Ps. 88, 26. 9 Ps. 71, 8. 11 Ps. 71, 11. Ps. 71, 17. 15 Mich. 5, 2. Matth. 2, 6. 27 Es. 53, 1. Ἀκύλας ἡρμήνευσεν οὕτως ‟καὶ ἀναρρηθήσεται ὡς τιθιζόμενον εἰς πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὡς ῥίζα ἀπὸ γῆς ἀβάτου.” ὁ δὲ Θεοδοτίων ‟καὶ ἀναβήσεται.” θηλάζον ἐνώπ…
  • Epiphanius

    Ancoratus

    ἡμᾶς σωτηρίαν. ἀλλά, φασί, περὶ τοῦ θεοῦ γέγραπται »οὐ πεινάσει οὐδὲ διψήσει 2–5 Micha 5, 2 — 6 vgl. Matth. 2, 6 — 11 Jerem. 17, 9 — 14 Gal. 4, 4 — –19 vgl. Joh. 20, 17 — 31 ff vgl. Panarion h. 69, 48 f — 31 Jes. 40, 28 L J 1 ὅ ἐστιν ⟨ L 2 003E; * Ι ἦν ⟨ L | θεὸν beidemale *, vgl…

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