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Matthew 2:4

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

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Matthew 2:4 has 28 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Acts 23:9 (4 votes) and Jeremiah 8:8 (3 votes). 20 other verses point back to it. It links with 18 other books, from Genesis 37 to Revelation 12.

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Which verses does Matthew 2:4 point to?

The 20 strongest of 28, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Acts 23:94 votes

    A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

  2. Jeremiah 8:83 votes

    How can you say, ‘We are wise, and the Law of the LORD is with us,’ when in fact the lying pen of the scribes has produced a deception?

  3. Matthew 7:293 votes

    because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

  4. Matthew 21:233 votes

    When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”

  5. Acts 6:123 votes

    So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin,

  6. Psalm 2:22 votes

    The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One:

  7. Luke 20:192 votes

    When the scribes and chief priests realized that Jesus had spoken this parable against them, they sought to arrest Him that very hour. But they were afraid of the people.

  8. Luke 23:102 votes

    Meanwhile, the chief priests and scribes stood there, vehemently accusing Him.

  9. John 3:102 votes

    “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

  10. John 7:322 votes

    When the Pharisees heard the crowd whispering these things about Jesus, they and the chief priests sent officers to arrest Him.

  11. John 8:32 votes
  12. John 18:32 votes
  13. Acts 4:52 votes
  14. 1 Chronicles 24:4–191 vote
  15. 2 Chronicles 34:131 vote
  16. 2 Chronicles 34:151 vote
  17. 2 Chronicles 36:141 vote
  18. Ezra 7:61 vote
  19. Ezra 7:11–121 vote
  20. Ezra 10:51 vote

Which verses point to Matthew 2:4?

The 10 strongest of 20.