John 7:42
Hath not the Scripture said, that the Christ cometh from the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the town where David was?
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
41Others said, Doth the Christ then come from Galilee?
43So there was a division among the multitude because of him.
Cross References
Psalms 89:4Thy family I will establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations.” [[Pause.]]
Isaiah 11:1Then shall spring forth a shoot from the stem of Jesse, And a sprout grow up from his roots.
Micah 5:2But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, Who art small to be among the thousands of Judah, Out of thee shall he come forth for me to be ruler in Israel, Whose origin is from the ancient age, from the days of old!
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 →