John 7:42

Has not the Scripture said that the Messiah comes from the seed of David and from the village of Bethlehem, where David was?”

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

In Context

41Others said, “This is the Messiah.” Others said, “Surely the Messiah is not to come out of Galilee, is He?

43Therefore a division occurred among the crowd because of Him.

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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 →

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