John 7:42
Do not the Writings say that the Christ comes of the seed of David and from Beth-lehem, the little town where David was?
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
41Others said, This is the Christ. But others said, Not so; will the Christ come from Galilee?
43So there was a division among the people because of him.
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:1And the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you go on sorrowing for Saul, seeing that I have put him from his place as king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among his sons.
1 Samuel 16:11Then Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? And he said, There is still the youngest, and he is looking after the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and make him come here: for we will not take our seats till he is here.
1 Samuel 17:58And Saul said to him, Young man, whose son are you? And David in answer said, I am the son of your servant Jesse of Beth-lehem.
Psalms 89:4\89:3\I have made an agreement with the man of my selection, I have made an oath to David my servant;
Isaiah 11:1And there will come a rod out of the broken tree of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will give fruit.
Micah 5:2\5:3\For this cause he will give them up till the time when she who is with child has given birth: then the rest of his brothers will come back to the children of Israel.
Matthew Henry on John 7:38-45
The Gospel Invitation. 37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) 40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the… Read the whole commentary →