THEOSISJohn 7:42Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Doth not the scripture say: That Christ cometh of the seed of David and from Bethlehem the town where David was?
ουχι η γραφη ειπεν οτι εκ του σπερματος δαυιδ και απο βηθλεεμ της κωμης οπου ην δαυιδ ο χριστος ερχεται
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Mic 5:2And thou Bethlehem Ephrata, art a little one among the thousands of Juda, out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be the ruler in Israel: and his going forth is from the beginning, from the days of eternity.
- Matt 2:5But they said to him: In Bethlehem of Juda. For so it is written by the prophet:
- Luke 2:4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem: because he was of the house and family of David.
- Jer 23:5Behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will raise up to David a just branch: and a king shall reign, and shall be wise: and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
- Isa 11:1And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root.
- Matt 1:1The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
- Luke 2:11For, this day is born to you a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David.
- Ps 132 (131):11
The original text
Greek text, 20 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- οὐχouchby no meansG3780 · οὐ
- ἡhētheG3588 · ὁ
- γραφὴgraphēa writingG1124 · γραφή
- εἶπενeipento sayG2036 · ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον
- ὅτιhotithatG3754 · ὅτι
- ἐκekfrom outG1537 · ἐκ
- τοῦtoutheG3588 · ὁ
- σπέρματοςspermatosseedG4690 · σπέρμα
- ΔαυὶδdauidDavidG1138 · Δαυείδ, Δαυίδ, Δαβίδ
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- ἀπὸapofromG575 · ἀπό
- ΒηθλεὲμbēthleemBethlehemG965 · Βηθλεέμ
- τῆςtēstheG3588 · ὁ
- κώμηςkōmēsa villageG2968 · κώμη
- ὅπουhopouwhereG3699 · ὅπου
- ἦνēnI amG1510 · εἰμί
- ΔαυὶδdauidDavidG1138 · Δαυείδ, Δαυίδ, Δαβίδ
- ἔρχεταιerchetaiI comeG2064 · ἔρχομαι
- ὁhotheG3588 · ὁ
- ΧριστόςchristosanointedG5547 · Χριστός