Matthew 2:4 Parallel: And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

◄ Matthew 2:4 ►

Modern Translations

New International Version
When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born.

New Living Translation
He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?”

English Standard Version
and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

Berean Study Bible
And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.

New American Standard Bible
And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.

NASB 1995
Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.

NASB 1977
And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he began to inquire of them where the Christ was to be born.

Amplified Bible
So he called together all the chief priests and scribes of the people and [anxiously] asked them where the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) was to be born.

Christian Standard Bible
So he assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Messiah would be born.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So he assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Messiah would be born."

Contemporary English Version
Herod brought together the chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses and asked them, "Where will the Messiah be born?"

Good News Translation
He called together all the chief priests and the teachers of the Law and asked them, "Where will the Messiah be born?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He called together all the chief priests and scribes and tried to find out from them where the Messiah was supposed to be born.

International Standard Version
He called together all the high priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Messiah was to be born.

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

Classic Translations

King James Bible
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

New King James Version
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

King James 2000 Bible
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

New Heart English Bible
And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.

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

American King James Version
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

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

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

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

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And when he had assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where Christ should be born.

Early Modern

Geneva Bible of 1587
And gathering together all the chiefe Priestes and Scribes of the people, hee asked of them, where Christ should be borne.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And when he hadde gathered all the chiefe Priestes and Scribes of the people together, he demaunded of them where Christe shoulde be borne.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
and he gathered all the hye Prestes and Scribes of ye people, & axed of them, where Christ shulde be borne.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
and he gathered all ye chefe Prestes and Scribes of the people and axed of them where Christ shulde be borne.

Literal Translations

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
and having gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring from them where the Christ is born.

Smith's Literal Translation
And assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where Christ should be born.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And all the chief priests and scribes of the people having gathered together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

Catholic Translations

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

Catholic Public Domain Version
And gathering together all the leaders of the priests, and the scribes of the people, he consulted with them as to where the Christ would be born.

Translations from Aramaic

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he gathered the Chief Priests and the Scribes of the people together and was asking them, “Where would The Messiah be born?”

Lamsa Bible
So he gathered together all the high priests and the scribes of the people, and he kept asking them, where the Christ would be born?

NT Translations

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

Godbey New Testament
and gathering together all the chief priests and scribes, inquired with them where Christ should be born.

Haweis New Testament
And assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he enquired of them, where the Messiah should be born.

Mace New Testament
and having assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he enquired of them where Christ was to be born.

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

Worrell New Testament
and having assembled all the high-priests and scribes of the people, he was inquiring of them, "Where the Christ should be born,"

Worsley New Testament
and having summoned together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he enquired of them where the Messiah was to be born: and they told him, at Bethlehem in Judea;