Matthew 2:6

The Visit of the Wise Men

⁶ 'But _h you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
Are not the least among the rulers of Judah;
For out of you shall come a Ruler
_i Who will shepherd My people Israel.' " ₁

1. Cross References
   Micah 5:2
   "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting."
   John 7:42
   "Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?"
   
2. Cross References
   Genesis 49:10
   The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.
   Revelation 2:27
   He shall rule them with a rod of iron; They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter's vessels' - as I also have received from My Father.