27 But (A)we know (B)where this man comes from, and when the Christ appears, (C)no one will know where he comes from.”

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27 But we know where this man is from;(A) when the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from.”

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41 Others said, “This is (A)the Christ.” But some said, (B)“Is the Christ to come from Galilee? 42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes (C)from the offspring of David, and comes (D)from Bethlehem, the village (E)where David was?”

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41 Others said, “He is the Messiah.”

Still others asked, “How can the Messiah come from Galilee?(A) 42 Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants(B) and from Bethlehem,(C) the town where David lived?”

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[a] (A)But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
    who are too little to be among the clans of (B)Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
    one who is to be (C)ruler in Israel,
(D)whose coming forth is (E)from of old,
    from ancient days.

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  1. Micah 5:2 Ch 5:1 in Hebrew

“But you, Bethlehem(A) Ephrathah,(B)
    though you are small among the clans[a] of Judah,
out of you will come for me
    one who will be ruler(C) over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,(D)
    from ancient times.”(E)

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  1. Micah 5:2 Or rulers

42 They said, (A)“Is not this Jesus, (B)the son of Joseph, whose father and mother (C)we know? How does he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”

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42 They said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph,(A) whose father and mother we know?(B) How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”(C)

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29 We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, (A)we do not know where he comes from.”

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29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.”(A)

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54 (A)and coming to (B)his hometown (C)he taught them in their synagogue, so that (D)they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? 55 (E)Is not this (F)the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not (G)his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? 56 And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” 57 And (H)they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, (I)“A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.”

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54 Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue,(A) and they were amazed.(B) “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked. 55 “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son?(C) Isn’t his mother’s(D) name Mary, and aren’t his brothers(E) James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 56 Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” 57 And they took offense(F) at him.

But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.”(G)

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21 (A)Their prince shall be one of themselves;
    (B)their ruler shall come out from their midst;
(C)I will make him draw near, and he shall approach me,
    (D)for who would dare of himself to approach me?
declares the Lord.

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21 Their leader(A) will be one of their own;
    their ruler will arise from among them.(B)
I will bring him near(C) and he will come close to me—
    for who is he who will devote himself
    to be close to me?’
declares the Lord.

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(A)Is not this (B)the carpenter, the son of Mary and (C)brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And (D)they took offense at him.

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Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph,[a] Judas and Simon?(A) Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.(B)

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  1. Mark 6:3 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph

22 And all spoke well of him and marveled at (A)the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, (B)“Is not this (C)Joseph's son?”

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22 All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked.(A)

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They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet:

(A)“‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
    are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
    who will (B)shepherd my people Israel.’”

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“In Bethlehem(A) in Judea,” they replied, “for this is what the prophet has written:

“‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
    are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
    who will shepherd my people Israel.’[a](B)

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  1. Matthew 2:6 Micah 5:2,4

The Righteous Reign of the Branch

11 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of (A)Jesse,
    and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.

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The Branch From Jesse

11 A shoot(A) will come up from the stump(B) of Jesse;(C)
    from his roots a Branch(D) will bear fruit.(E)

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(A)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous (B)Branch, and (C)he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

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“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will raise up for David[a] a righteous Branch,(A)
a King(B) who will reign(C) wisely
    and do what is just and right(D) in the land.

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  1. Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line

33 In his (A)humiliation justice was denied him.
    Who can describe his generation?
For his life is taken away from the earth.”

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33 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.
    Who can speak of his descendants?
    For his life was taken from the earth.”[a](A)

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  1. Acts 8:33 Isaiah 53:7,8 (see Septuagint)