John 7:42

John 7:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
• New International Version (NIV)Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?”

Context of John 7:42

40Some of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, This is of a truth the prophet. 41Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee? Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was? 43So there arose a division in the multitude because of him. 44And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.

John 7:42 word by word

οὐχ ἡ γραφὴ εἶπεν ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ σπέρματος Δαυὶδ καὶ ἀπὸ Βηθλέεμ τῆς κώμης ὅπου ἦν Δαυὶδ ἔρχεται ὁ χριστός;¶Read the interlinear

• scriptureγραφήgraphē · a writingG1124
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• seedσπέρμαsperma · seed: offspringG4690
• DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
• BethlehemΒηθλεέμBēthleem · BethlehemG965
• villageκώμηkōmē · villageG2968
• whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for John 7:42

• John 7:27Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when the Christ cometh, no one knoweth whence he is.
• Psalms 132:11Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
• Isaiah 11:1And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.
• Jeremiah 23:5Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
• Micah 5:2But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
• Matthew 2:5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judæa: for thus it is written through the prophet,
• Luke 2:4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;
• 1 Samuel 16:1And Jehovah said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go: I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.
• 1 Samuel 17:58And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite.

Commentaries on John 7:42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42Where David was? - That is, where he was born, 1 Samuel 16:1, 1 Samuel 16:4, and where he was before he became king in Israel.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-53Verses 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 swayed by outward motives in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41-42These Jews were not like the crowd who thought the Christ (the Messiah) would have a mysterious appearance (7:25–27). They believed the prophecy that God's chosen ruler would come from Bethlehem in Judea (see Micah 5:2). However, they struggled with the fact that Jesus seemed to be from Galilee, where he grew up.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 40-4340-43. 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."Read the comment

Topics related to John 7:42

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Bethlehem
• Christ
• David
• Bethlehem, Ephrathah
• Christ, Messiah
• Division
• Jesus
• Judge
• Micah, Book of
• Thither

Commentaries on John 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings