Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY
Watchtower
ONLINE LIBRARY
English
  • BIBLE
  • PUBLICATIONS
  • MEETINGS
  • Matthew 2:4
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 4 On gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ* was to be born.

  • Matthew 2:4
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 4 καὶ and συναγαγὼν having led together πάντας all τοὺς the ἀρχιερεῖς chief priests καὶ and γραμματεῖς scribes τοῦ of the λαοῦ people ἐπυνθάνετο he was inquiring παρ’ beside αὐτῶν them ποῦ where ὁ the χριστὸς Christ γεννᾶται. is generated.

  • Matthew 2:4
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 4 and on gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people he began to inquire of them where the Christ* was to be born.

  • Matthew 2:4
    The Bible in Living English
    • 4 and he called together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, and inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.

  • Matthew 2:4
    American Standard Version
    • 4 And gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.

  • Matthew 2:4
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 4 and assembling all the high-priests and scribes of the people he was enquiring of them—Where is the Christ to be born?

  • Matthew 2:4
    King James Version
    • 4 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
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 2:4 it-1 1109-1110; nwt 1695

  • Matthew
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 2:4 ad 767; w31 205

  • Matthew
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 2:4

      Insight, Volume 1, pp. 1109-1110

      New World Translation, p. 1695

  • The True Light of the World
    The Good News According to Jesus—Video Reference Guide
    • Astrologers’ visit and Herod’s murderous plan (gnj 1 50:25–55:52)

  • Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 2
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 2:4

      chief priests: The Greek term is rendered “high priest” when it is singular and refers to the chief representative of the people before God. Here the plural refers to principal men of the priesthood, including former high priests and, possibly, the heads of the 24 priestly divisions.

      scribes: This term originally referred to copyists of the Scriptures, but during Jesus’ time, it referred to those who were experts in the Law and teachers of it.

      the Christ: Here the title “Christ” is preceded by the definite article in Greek, evidently as a way of emphasizing Jesus’ office as the Messiah.

English Publications (1950-2026)
Log Out
Log In
  • English
  • Share
  • Preferences
  • Copyright © 2025 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Settings
  • JW.ORG
  • Log In
Share