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John 7:42

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7:42Don’t the scriptures say that the Christ is a descendant114 of David115 and comes from Bethlehem,116 the village where David lived?”117

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Footnotes

  1. 114 Grk “is from the seed” (an idiom for human descent).
  2. 115 An allusion to Ps 89:4.
  3. 116 An allusion to Mic 5:2. For location see ; ; ; .
  4. 117 Grk “the village where David was.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

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

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

Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Beth-lehem, where David was?