John 7:42 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?”

John 7:42 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 7:42 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 7:42 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Hasn’t the Scripture said that the Christ comes of the offspring of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?””

John 7:42 — World English Bible

John 7:42 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Hath not the scripture said that the Christ cometh of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was? ”

John 7:42 — American Standard Version

John 7:42 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Did not the Writing say, that out of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem--the village where David was--the Christ doth come?'”

John 7:42 — Young's Literal Translation

John 7:42 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Has not the scripture said that the Christ comes of the seed of David, and from the village of Bethlehem, where David was? ”

John 7:42 — Darby Translation

John 7:42 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Saith not the Scripture that that Christ shall come of the seede of Dauid, and out of the towne of Beth-leem, where Dauid was?”

John 7:42 — Geneva Bible

John 7:42 in Context — John 7

40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.

41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

42 Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

43 So there was a division among the people because of him.

44 And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.

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What Does John 7:42 Mean?

John 7:42 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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