"Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?" — John 7:42

John 7:42 · KJV

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

— John 7:42

Verse 41

Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

Verse 43

So there was a division among the people because of him.

John 7 — Context

Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.

Others 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?

So there was a division among the people because of him.

And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.

Cross References

Micah 5:2

But thou, Bethlehem 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. {everlasting: Heb. the days of eternity}

Matthew 2:5

And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,

Luke 2:4

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

Jeremiah 23:5

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, 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.

Isaiah 11:1

And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

Matthew 1:1

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Luke 2:11

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

1 Samuel 16:1

And the LORD 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 Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.