John 7:42
Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
John 7:42 in other translations
| BSB | Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?” |
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| 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? |
| YLT | Did not the Writing say, that out of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem--the village where David was--the Christ doth come?' |
| DARBY | Has not the scripture said that the Christ comes of the seed of David, and from the village of Bethlehem, where David was? |
| BBE | Do not the Writings say that the Christ comes of the seed of David and from Beth-lehem, the little town where David was? |
| Webster | Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh from the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? |
What does John 7:42 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 7:40-43
40-43. Many ... when they heard this ... said, Of a truth, &c.--The only wonder is they did not all say it. "But their minds were blinded."
Barnes' Notes
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 7:40-53
The malice of Christ's enemies is always against reason, and sometimes the staying of it cannot be accounted for. Never any man spake with that wisdom, and power, and grace, that convincing clearness, and that sweetness, wherewith Christ spake. Alas, that many, who are for a time restrained, and who speak highly of the word of Jesus, speedily lose their convictions, and go on in their sins! People are foolishly…
John 7:42 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 7:42
- Micah 5:2
But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
- Matthew 2:5
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
- Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
- Luke 2:4
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
- Luke 2:11
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
- Matthew 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
- Isaiah 11:1
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
- 1 Samuel 16:1
And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
- Psalms 132:11
The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
- 1 Samuel 16:18
Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth–lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.
- 1 Samuel 16:11-13
And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he. Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
- John 7:27
Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
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Context
- John 7:41
Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?
- John 7:42
Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
- John 7:43
So there was a division among the people because of him.
John 7:42 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿No dice la Escritura, que de la simiente de David, y de la aldea de Bethlehem, de donde era David, vendrá el Cristo? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | L’écriture n’a-t-elle pas dit que le Christ vient de la semence de David et de la bourgade de Bethléhem, où était David? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Hat nicht die Schrift gesagt: Aus dem Samen Davids und aus Bethlehem, dem Dorfe, wo David war, kommt der Christus? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | nonne Scriptura dicit: Quia ex semine David, et de Bethlehem castello, ubi erat David, venit Christus? |