Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
scripture said . . . of the seed of David, and out of . . . Bethlehem, etc.—We accept this spontaneous testimony to our David-descended, Bethlehem-born Saviour. Had those who gave it made the inquiry which the case demanded, they would have found that Jesus "came out of Galilee" (John 7:41) and "out of Bethlehem" both, alike in fulfilment of prophecy as in point of fact. (Matthew 2:23; Matthew 4:13-16).
Many . . . when they heard this . . . said, Of a truth, etc.—The only wonder is they did not all say it. "But their minds were blinded."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing John 7:42:
Micah 5:2
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