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Has notοὐχthe Scriptureἡ γραφὴsaidεἶπενthatὅτιthe Messiahὁ χριστόςcomesἔρχεταιfromἐκthe offspringτοῦ σπέρματοςof David,ΔαυίδandκαὶfromἀπὸBethlehem,Βηθλέεμthe villageτῆς κώμηςwhereὅπουDavidΔαυίδwas?”ἦν
John 7:42
Study it in the app“Has not the Scripture said that the Messiah comes from the offspring of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?””
With the Greek beneath
John 7:42, word by word
- the Scriptureγραφὴgraphē
Scripture
Scripture: the sacred text; "the Scriptures", the Old Testament.
Where else “graphē” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- the Messiahχριστόςchristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christos” appears- comesἔρχεταιerchetai
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchetai” appears- the offspringσπέρματοςspermatos
offspring
Someone's children and descendants.
Where else “spermatos” appears- of DavidΔαυίδDauid
David
David, the king of Israel from whose line God promised a king forever (2 Samuel 7:12-16).
Where else “Dauid” appears- BethlehemΒηθλέεμBēthleem
Bethlehem
See it on the mapWhere else “Bēthleem” appears- the villageκώμηςkōmēs
village
Village, small town.
Where else “kōmēs” appears- whereὅπουhopou
where
Where, wherever.
Where else “hopou” appears- wasἦνēn
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēn” appears
Translation note
See 2 Samuel 7:12-16 and Micah 5:2.
Places in this verse
Bethlehem
Today: Bethlehem (Bayt Lahm), West Bank
A town in Judea, about 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Jerusalem.
Rachel died near it (Gen 35:19), Naomi and Ruth lived there (Ruth 1:1), and David was born there. Micah said a ruler would come from it, and Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Mic 5:2; Matt 2:1).
The context
41Others were saying, “This is the Messiah.” But others were saying, “Surely the Messiah does not come from Galilee?
42 · This verse (above)
43So there was a division in the crowd because of him.
To study John 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the festival, what do the people think of Jesus, and what do the guards sent to arrest him say? (vv. 12, 40-46)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink” (v. 37). What does he promise the one who believes in him? (vv. 37-39)
3. How I live it
Nicodemus asked that Jesus be heard before being judged (v. 51). When is it wise for you to listen first before forming an opinion about someone?