Matthew 2:6 Cross References

Matthew 2:6

6: 'O Bethlehem of Judah, you are not just a lowly village in Judah, for a ruler will come from you who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.'"

Micah 5:2

  1. But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village in Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel will come from you, one whose origins are from the distant past.

John 7:42

  1. For the Scriptures clearly state that the Messiah will be born of the royal line of David, in Bethlehem, the village where King David was born."

Isaiah 9:6

  1. For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. And the government will rest on his shoulders. These will be his royal titles: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
  2. His ever expanding, peaceful government will never end. He will rule forever with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David. The passionate commitment of the LORD Almighty will guarantee this!

Revelation 11:15

  1. Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven: "The whole world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever."

Genesis 49:10

  1. The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from his descendants, until the coming of the one to whom it belongs, the one whom all nations will obey.

Matthew 28:18

  1. Jesus came and told his disciples, "I have been given complete authority in heaven and on earth.

Isaiah 40:11

  1. He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will carry the lambs in his arms, holding them close to his heart. He will gently lead the mother sheep with their young.

Revelation 2:27

  1. They will rule the nations with an iron rod and smash them like clay pots.

Ezekiel 37:24

  1. "My servant David will be their king, and they will have only one shepherd. They will obey my regulations and keep my laws.
  2. They will live in the land of Israel where their ancestors lived, the land I gave my servant Jacob. They and their children and their grandchildren after them will live there forever, generation after generation. And my servant David will be their prince forever.
  3. And I will make a covenant of peace with them, an everlasting covenant. I will give them their land and multiply them, and I will put my Temple among them forever.

Colossians 1:18

  1. Christ is the head of the church, which is his body. He is the first of all who will rise from the dead, so he is first in everything.

Numbers 24:19

  1. A ruler will rise in Jacob who will destroy the survivors of Ir."

2 Samuel 5:2

  1. For a long time, even while Saul was our king, you were the one who really led Israel. And the LORD has told you, `You will be the shepherd of my people Israel. You will be their leader.'"

Ezekiel 34:23

  1. And I will set one shepherd over them, even my servant David. He will feed them and be a shepherd to them.
  2. And I, the LORD, will be their God, and my servant David will be a prince among my people. I, the LORD, have spoken!
  3. "I will make a covenant of peace with them and drive away the dangerous animals from the land. Then my people will be able to camp safely in the wildest places and sleep in the woods without fear.

Psalms 78:71

  1. He took David from tending the ewes and lambs and made him the shepherd of Jacob's descendants--God's own people, Israel.
  2. He cared for them with a true heart and led them with skillful hands.

Ephesians 1:22

  1. And God has put all things under the authority of Christ, and he gave him this authority for the benefit of the church.

1 Chronicles 5:2

  1. It was the descendants of Judah that became the most powerful tribe and provided a ruler for the nation, but the birthright belonged to Joseph.

Psalms 2:1

  1. Why do the nations rage? Why do the people waste their time with futile plans?
  2. The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the LORD and against his anointed one.
  3. "Let us break their chains," they cry, "and free ourselves from this slavery."
  4. But the one who rules in heaven laughs. The Lord scoffs at them.
  5. Then in anger he rebukes them, terrifying them with his fierce fury.

Jeremiah 23:4

  1. Then I will appoint responsible shepherds to care for them, and they will never be afraid again. Not a single one of them will be lost or missing," says the LORD.
  2. "For the time is coming," says the LORD, "when I will place a righteous Branch on King David's throne. He will be a King who rules with wisdom. He will do what is just and right throughout the land.
  3. And this is his name: `The LORD Is Our Righteousness.' In that day Judah will be saved, and Israel will live in safety.

John 21:16

  1. Jesus repeated the question: "Simon son of John, do you love me?Yes, Lord," Peter said, "you know I love you.Then take care of my sheep," Jesus said.

Matthew 2:1

  1. Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking,
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