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

40Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. 41Others 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 Bethlehem, where David was? 43So there was a division among the people 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

• 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 7:27Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
• Psalms 132:11Yhwh hath sworn in truth unto David; 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 rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
• Jeremiah 23:5Behold, the days come, saith Yhwh, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
• Micah 5:2But thou, Beth–lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
• Matthew 2:5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
• Luke 2:4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
• 1 Samuel 16:1And Yhwh said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine 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