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John 7:42-44
New English Translation
John 7:42-44
New English Translation
42 Don’t the scriptures say that the Christ is a descendant[a] of David[b] and comes from Bethlehem,[c] the village where David lived?”[d] 43 So there was a division in the crowd[e] because of Jesus.[f] 44 Some of them were wanting to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.[g]
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- John 7:42 tn Grk “is from the seed” (an idiom for human descent).
- John 7:42 sn An allusion to Ps 89:4.
- John 7:42 sn An allusion to Mic 5:2.
- John 7:42 tn Grk “the village where David was.”
- John 7:43 tn Or “among the common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities like the chief priests and Pharisees).
- John 7:43 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- John 7:44 sn Cf. John 7:30 regarding the attempt to seize Jesus.
John 7:42-44
New International Version
John 7:42-44
New International Version
42 Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants(A) and from Bethlehem,(B) the town where David lived?” 43 Thus the people were divided(C) because of Jesus. 44 Some wanted to seize him, but no one laid a hand on him.(D)
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