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?”
• 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?”
• New Living Translation (NLT)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.”

Context of John 7:42

40When they heard these words, some of the people said, "This really is the Prophet." 41Others said, "This is the Christ." But some said, "Is the Christ to come from Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?" 43So there was a division among the people over him. 44Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hathλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• notοὐχίouchi · not!G3780
• the scriptureὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the scriptureγραφήgraphē · a writingG1124
• Thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the seedσπέρμαsperma · seed: offspringG4690
• of DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• outἀπόapo · away fromG575
• of the townκώμηkōmē · villageG2968
• of BethlehemΒηθλεέμBēthleem · BethlehemG965
• whereὅπουhopou · where(-ever)G3699
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for John 7:42

• John 7:27But we know where this man comes from, and when the Christ appears, no one will know where he comes from."
• Psalms 132:11The Lord swore to David a sure oath from which he will not turn back: "One of the sons of your body I will set on your throne.
• Isaiah 11:1There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.
• Jeremiah 23:5"Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for 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 you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.
• Matthew 2:5They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:
• Luke 2:4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,
• 1 Samuel 16:1The Lord said to Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons."
• 1 Samuel 17:58And Saul said to him, "Whose son are you, young man?" And David answered, "I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite."

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