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

40On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.” 41Others 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?” 43So there was division in the crowd because of Jesus. 44Some of them wanted to seize Him, but no one laid a hand 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

• Doesn’tοὐou · noG3756
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Scriptureγραφήgraphē · a writingG1124
• sayεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• will comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• lineσπέρμαsperma · seed: offspringG4690
• of DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• BethlehemΒηθλεέμBēthleem · BethlehemG965
• villageκώμηkōmē · villageG2968
• whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• livedεἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for John 7:42

• John 7:27But we know where this man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where He is from.”
• Psalms 132:11The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
• Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
• Jeremiah 23:5Behold, 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.
• Micah 5:2But 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.
• Matthew 2:5“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:
• Luke 2:4So 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.
• 1 Samuel 16:1Now 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.”
• 1 Samuel 17:58“Whose son are you, young man?” asked Saul. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.

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