42Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
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But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem;(because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 37-44)In these verses we have, I. Christ’s discourse, with the explication of it, John 7:37-39. It is probable that these are only short hints of what he enlarged upon, but they have in them the substance of the whole gospel; here is a gospel invitation to come to Christ , and a gospel promise of comfort and happiness in him. Now observe, 1. When he gave this invitation: On the last day of the feast of…
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