John 7:42

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Doesn’t Scripture say that the Messiah will come from the descendants of David and from the village of Bethlehem, where David lived?”

Cross References

1 Chronicles 2:51

Salma, who first settled Bethlehem, and Hareph, who first settled Beth Gadar.

Psalm 132:11

The Lord swore an oath to David. This is a truth he will not take back: “I will set one of your own descendants on your throne.

Psalm 89:4

‘I will make your dynasty continue forever. I built your throne to last throughout every generation.’ ” Selah

Isaiah 11:1

Then a shoot will come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from its roots will bear fruit.

Jeremiah 23:5

“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will grow a righteous branch for David. He will be a king who will rule wisely. He will do what is fair and right in the land.

Micah 5:2

You, Bethlehem Ephrathah, are too small to be included among Judah’s cities. Yet, from you Israel’s future ruler will come for me. His origins go back to the distant past, to days long ago.

Matthew 1:1

This is the list of ancestors of Jesus Christ, descendant of David and Abraham.

Matthew 2:5

They told him, “In Bethlehem in Judea. The prophet wrote about this:

Matthew 2:6

Bethlehem in the land of Judah, you are by no means least among the leaders of Judah. A leader will come from you. He will shepherd my people Israel.”

Luke 2:11

Today your Savior, Christ the Lord, was born in David’s city.

Luke 2:4

So Joseph went from Nazareth, a city in Galilee, to a Judean city called Bethlehem. Joseph, a descendant of King David, went to Bethlehem because David had been born there.

John 7:27

However, we know where this man comes from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where he is from.”

1 Samuel 16:1

The Lord asked Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul now that I have rejected him as king of Israel? Fill a flask with olive oil and go. I’m sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem because I’ve selected one of his sons to be king.”

1 Samuel 16:18

One of the officials said, “I know one of Jesse’s sons from Bethlehem who can play well. He’s a courageous man and a warrior. He has a way with words, he is handsome, and the Lord is with him.”

1 Samuel 16:4

Samuel did what the Lord told him. When he came to Bethlehem, the leaders of the city, trembling with fear, greeted him and said, “May peace be with you.”

1 Samuel 17:58

Saul asked him, “Whose son are you, young man?” “The son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David answered.