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John 7:41–42

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41Others said, “This is lthe Christ.” But some said, m“Is the Christ to come from Galilee? 42Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes nfrom the offspring of David, and comes ofrom Bethlehem, the village pwhere David was?”

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Cross references

  1. lver. 26
  2. m[ver. 52; ch. 1:46]
  3. n[Ps. 89:3, 4]; See Matt. 1:1
  4. oMic. 5:2; Matt. 2:1, 5; Luke 2:4
  5. p1 Sam. 16:1

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NIVNew International Version (2011)

Others said, “He is the Messiah.”

Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee? Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Others said, “This is the Messiah.” But some said, “Surely the Messiah doesn’t come from Galilee, does he? Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Messiah comes from David’s offspring and from the town of Bethlehem, where David lived?”

NLTNew Living Translation

Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still others said, “But he can’t be! Will the Messiah come from Galilee? For the Scriptures clearly state that the Messiah will be born of the royal line of David, in Bethlehem, the village where King David was born.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Others were saying, “This man is the Christ!” But others were saying, “No, for the Christ does not come from Galilee, does he? Has not the scripture said that the Christ comes from the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”

KJV 1900King James Version

Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Beth-lehem, where David was?