Micah 5:2
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Matthew 2:6
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6 (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.’”
Matthew 2:6
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John 7:42
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42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes (A)from the offspring of David, and comes (B)from Bethlehem, the village (C)where David was?”
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John 7:42
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42 Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants(A) and from Bethlehem,(B) the town where David lived?”
Psalm 90:2
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2 (A)Before the (B)mountains were brought forth,
or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
(C)from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
Psalm 90:2
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Luke 1:31-33
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31 And behold, (A)you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and (B)you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of (C)the Most High. And the Lord God (D)will give to him the throne of (E)his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob (F)forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”
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Luke 1:31-33
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31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.(A) 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.(B) The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,(C) 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom(D) will never end.”(E)
Zechariah 9:9
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The Coming King of Zion
9 (A)Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
(B)Behold, (C)your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
(D)humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Isaiah 9:6-7
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6 (A)For to us a child is born,
to us (B)a son is given;
(C)and the government shall be (D)upon[a] his shoulder,
and his name shall be called[b]
Wonderful (E)Counselor, (F)Mighty God,
(G)Everlasting (H)Father, Prince of (I)Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and of peace
(J)there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
(K)with justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
(L)The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 9:6 Or is upon
- Isaiah 9:6 Or is called
Isaiah 9:6-7
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6 For to us a child is born,(A)
to us a son is given,(B)
and the government(C) will be on his shoulders.(D)
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor,(E) Mighty God,(F)
Everlasting(G) Father,(H) Prince of Peace.(I)
7 Of the greatness of his government(J) and peace(K)
there will be no end.(L)
He will reign(M) on David’s throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice(N) and righteousness(O)
from that time on and forever.(P)
The zeal(Q) of the Lord Almighty
will accomplish this.
Isaiah 11:1
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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.
Ezekiel 17:22-24
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22 Thus says the Lord God: (A)“I myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and will set it out. (B)I will break off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and (C)I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. 23 (D)On the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. (E)And under it will dwell every kind of bird; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest. 24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord; (F)I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up (G)the green tree, and make (H)the dry tree flourish. (I)I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it.”
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Ezekiel 17:22-24
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22 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will take a shoot(A) from the very top of a cedar and plant it; I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots and plant it on a high and lofty mountain.(B) 23 On the mountain heights(C) of Israel I will plant it; it will produce branches and bear fruit(D) and become a splendid cedar. Birds of every kind will nest in it; they will find shelter in the shade of its branches.(E) 24 All the trees of the forest(F) will know that I the Lord bring down(G) the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish.(H)
“‘I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.(I)’”
1 Samuel 17:12
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12 Now David was (A)the son of an (B)Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, (C)named Jesse, (D)who had eight sons. In the days of Saul the man was already old and advanced in years.[a]
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- 1 Samuel 17:12 Septuagint, Syriac; Hebrew advanced among men
1 Samuel 17:12
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12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite(A) named Jesse,(B) who was from Bethlehem(C) in Judah. Jesse had eight(D) sons, and in Saul’s time he was very old.
Genesis 49:10
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10 The (A)scepter shall not depart from Judah,
nor the ruler's staff (B)from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;[a]
and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.
Footnotes
- Genesis 49:10 By a slight revocalization; a slight emendation yields (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Targum) until he comes to whom it belongs; Hebrew until Shiloh comes, or until he comes to Shiloh
Genesis 49:10
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Footnotes
- Genesis 49:10 Or from his descendants
- Genesis 49:10 Or to whom tribute belongs; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Matthew 28:18
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18 And Jesus came and said to them, (A)“All authority (B)in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
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Matthew 28:18
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18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.(A)
Genesis 48:7
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7 As for me, when I came from Paddan, to my sorrow (A)Rachel died in the land of Canaan on the way, when there was still some distance[a] to go to Ephrath, and I buried her there on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).”
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- Genesis 48:7 Or about two hours' distance
Genesis 48:7
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7 As I was returning from Paddan,[a](A) to my sorrow(B) Rachel died in the land of Canaan while we were still on the way, a little distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).(C)
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- Genesis 48:7 That is, Northwest Mesopotamia
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