John 7:42

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Do not the Writings say that the Christ comes of the seed of David and from Beth-lehem, the little town where David was?

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  • Mic 5:2 : 2 For this cause he will give them up till the time when she who is with child has given birth: then the rest of his brothers will come back to the children of Israel.
  • Matt 2:5 : 5 And they said to him, In Beth-lehem of Judaea; for so it is said in the writings of the prophet,
  • Luke 2:4 : 4 And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,
  • Luke 2:11 : 11 For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord.
  • Matt 1:1 : 1 The book of the generations of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
  • Ps 132:11 : 11 The Lord gave a true oath to David, which he will not take back, saying, I will give your kingdom to the fruit of your body.
  • Isa 11:1 : 1 And there will come a rod out of the broken tree of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will give fruit.
  • Jer 23:5 : 5 See, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will give to David a true Branch, and he will be ruling as king, acting wisely, doing what is right, and judging uprightly in the land.
  • 1 Sam 16:1 : 1 And the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you go on sorrowing for Saul, seeing that I have put him from his place as king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among his sons.
  • 1 Sam 16:4 : 4 And Samuel did as the Lord said and came to Beth-lehem. And the responsible men of the town came out to him in fear and said, Do you come in peace?
  • 1 Sam 16:11-13 : 11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, Are all your children here? And he said, There is still the youngest, and he is looking after the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and make him come here: for we will not take our seats till he is here. 12 So he sent and made him come in. Now he had red hair and beautiful eyes and pleasing looks. And the Lord said, Come, put the oil on him, for this is he. 13 Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on him there among his brothers: and from that day the spirit of the Lord came on David with power. So Samuel went back to Ramah.
  • 1 Sam 16:18 : 18 Then one of the servants in answer said, I have seen a son of Jesse, the Beth-lehemite, who is expert at playing, and a strong man and a man of war; and he is wise in his words, and pleasing in looks, and the Lord is with him.
  • 1 Sam 17:58 : 58 And Saul said to him, Young man, whose son are you? And David in answer said, I am the son of your servant Jesse of Beth-lehem.
  • Ps 89:4 : 4 I will make your seed go on for ever, your kingdom will be strong through all generations. (Selah.)
  • John 7:27 : 27 However, it is clear to us where this man comes from: but when the Christ comes no one will have knowledge where he comes from.

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