Matthew 2:6 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

⁶‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,

are by no means least among the rulers of Judah,for out of you will come a ruler

who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”

— Matthew 2:6

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Illustration of Matthew 2:6

Illustration of Matthew 2:6 -- [As the prophet has written:] "But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel."

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