World English Bible
John 7:42
“Hasn't the Scripture said that the Christ comes of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?”
Verse in context — John 7
40
Many of the multitude therefore, when they heard these words, said, "This is truly the prophet.
41
Others said, "This is the Christ." But some said, "What, does the Christ come out of Galilee?
42
Hasn't the Scripture said that the Christ comes of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?
43
So there arose a division in the multitude because of him.
44
Some of them would have arrested him, but no one laid hands on him.
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