John 7:42

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Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Messiah comes from David’s line and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?'”}, {

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  • Mic 5:2 : 2 Therefore, he will give them up until the time when she who is in labor has given birth, and the rest of his brothers will return to join the children of Israel.
  • Matt 2:5 : 5 They replied, 'In Bethlehem of Judea, because this is what was written by the prophet:
  • Luke 2:4 : 4 So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he belonged to the house and line of David.
  • Luke 2:11 : 11 Today, in the city of David, a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.
  • Matt 1:1 : 1 This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
  • Ps 132:11 : 11 The LORD has sworn in truth to David; He will not turn back from it: 'From the fruit of your body I will set one upon your throne.'
  • Isa 11:1 : 1 A shoot will come forth from the trunk of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit.
  • Jer 23:5 : 5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch. He will reign as king, act wisely, and execute justice and righteousness in the land.
  • 1 Sam 16:1 : 1 The LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen a king for myself among his sons."
  • 1 Sam 16:4 : 4 So Samuel did as the LORD commanded. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town trembled at his coming and asked, "Do you come in peace?"
  • 1 Sam 16:11-13 : 11 Then Samuel asked Jesse, "Are these all the young men you have?" Jesse replied, "There remains the youngest, but he is tending the sheep." Samuel said to Jesse, "Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives here." 12 So Jesse sent for him and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. Then the LORD said, "Rise and anoint him; this is the one." 13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel left and went to Ramah.
  • 1 Sam 16:18 : 18 One of the young men answered, "I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a valiant warrior, eloquent, and handsome, and the LORD is with him."
  • 1 Sam 17:58 : 58 Saul asked him, 'Whose son are you, young man?' David replied, 'I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.'
  • Ps 89:4 : 4 I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn to David, my servant:
  • John 7:27 : 27 But we know where this man is from. When the Messiah comes, no one will know where He is from.

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    40When some in the crowd heard these words, they said, 'Truly, this is the Prophet.'

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    4He called together all the chief priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Christ was to be born.

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    2Therefore, he will give them up until the time when she who is in labor has given birth, and the rest of his brothers will return to join the children of Israel.

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    42'What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?' They replied, 'The son of David.'

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    25Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, 'Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?

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    45Philip found Nathanael and told him, 'We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and so did the prophets: Jesus, the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.'

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    32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.

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    58Saul asked him, 'Whose son are you, young man?' David replied, 'I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.'

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    23All the crowds were amazed and said, 'Could this be the Son of David?'

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    22Obed fathered Jesse, and Jesse fathered David.

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    12Now David was the son of an Ephrathite man named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul's time, he was old and advanced in years.