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John 7:42

DavidJesus

40 On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”

41 Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?

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

43 So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus.

44 Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on Him.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
KJV
Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
WEB
Hasn’t the Scripture said that the Christ comes of the offspring of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”
ASV
Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?
DARBY
Has not the scripture said that the Christ comes of the seed of David, and from the village of Bethlehem, where David was?
BLB
Did not the Scripture say that out of the seed of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David was, comes the Christ?”
ÅB
Har ikke Skriften sag at Messias kommer av Davids slekt og fra Betlehem, den by hvor David var?
OTB
Sier ikke Skriften at Messias skal komme fra Davids ætt og fra Betlehem, landsbyen der David bodde?»
B1930
Har ikke Skriften sag at Messias kommer av Davids ætt og fra Betlehem, den by hvor David var?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 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.

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  • Matthew 2:5

    “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

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  • Jeremiah 23:5

    Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

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  • Luke 2:4

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

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  • Luke 2:11

    Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!

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  • Matthew 1:1

    This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

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  • Isaiah 11:1

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

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  • 1 Samuel 16:1

    Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”

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