Micah 5:2

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.

Cross References (48)

  • Matthew 2:6 (74)

    ‘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 r

  • John 7:42 (39)

    Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David l

  • Isaiah 9:6–7 (16)

    For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be calle

  • Luke 1:31–33 (16)

    Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.

  • Psalms 90:2 (13)

    Before the mountains were born or You brought forth the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting You are God

  • Genesis 49:10 (12)

    The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of th

  • Isaiah 11:1 (12)

    Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.

  • Colossians 1:17 (11)

    He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

  • Zechariah 9:9 (11)

    Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous a

  • Ezekiel 17:22–24 (9)

    This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluc

  • 1 Samuel 17:12 (9)

    Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of

  • John 1:1–3 (8)

    In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

  • Proverbs 8:22–23 (7)

    The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old.

  • Revelation 19:16 (7)

    And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:50–51 (6)

    These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,

  • Jeremiah 30:21 (6)

    Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he wi

  • Amos 9:11 (6)

    “In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in th

  • 1 Chronicles 5:2 (6)

    And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.

  • Ruth 4:11 (6)

    “We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like

  • Luke 2:4–7 (6)

    So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the h

  • Genesis 48:7 (6)

    Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some dist

  • Hebrews 7:14 (6)

    For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.

  • Hebrews 13:8 (6)

    Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

  • Ezekiel 37:22–25 (6)

    I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they

  • Revelation 1:11–18 (4)

    saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardi

  • 1 John 1:1 (4)

    That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon a

  • Matthew 28:18 (4)

    Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

  • 1 Samuel 10:19 (4)

    But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘N

  • 1 Corinthians 1:27–28 (4)

    But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the str

  • Isaiah 53:2 (4)

    He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attra

  • Exodus 18:21 (3)

    Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. App

  • Luke 23:2 (3)

    And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, a

  • 1 Chronicles 4:4 (3)

    Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of E

  • Genesis 35:19 (3)

    So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

  • 1 Chronicles 2:54 (3)

    The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,

  • Psalms 102:25–27 (3)

    In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

  • 1 Samuel 17:18 (2)

    Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring b

  • Exodus 18:25 (2)

    So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of

  • 1 Samuel 8:12 (2)

    He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his h

  • Ezekiel 34:23–24 (2)

    I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.

  • Psalms 132:6 (2)

    We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

  • 1 Samuel 23:23 (2)

    Observe and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you. If he i

  • Revelation 21:6 (2)

    And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely

  • John 19:14–22 (2)

    It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”

  • Revelation 2:8 (2)

    To the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who died and returned to life

  • Deuteronomy 1:15 (2)

    So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of th

  • Luke 23:38 (2)

    Above Him was posted an inscription: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

  • Jeremiah 13:5–6 (2)

    So I went and hid it at Perath, as the LORD had commanded me.