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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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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[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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Footnotes

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

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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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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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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(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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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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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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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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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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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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15 The Jews therefore (A)marveled, saying, “How is it that this man has learning,[a] when he has never studied?”

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Footnotes

  1. John 7:15 Or this man knows his letters

(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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By oppression and judgment he was taken away;
    and as for his generation, (A)who considered
that he was cut off out of the land of the living,
    stricken for the transgression of my people?

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