22 Bible Verses about Christ's Origin
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So when he had gathered together all the chief priests and rabbis of the people, he began to inquire of them where the Christ was to be born.
"But we know this man and where he is from; but when the Christ comes no one will know where he comes from."
Other said, "He is the Christ." But others were saying. "Surely the Christ is not to come out of Galilee, is he?
"What is your opinion concerning the Christ? Whose Son is he?" "David's," they answered.
While he was teaching in the Temple courts, Jesus in his turn asked. "How is it that the Scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?
"Does not the Scripture say that the Christ is coming of the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, David's town?"
theirs are the patriarchs, and of them, as concerning the flesh, is Christ, who is over all, God, blessed forever, Amen.
this gospel is concerning his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of David's posterity in respect of his bodily nature,
So the whole number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen; from David to the exile to Babylon is fourteen; and from the exile to Babylon to Christ is fourteen.
Then some of the Pharisees began to say, "This man in not from God, because he does not keep the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?"
"This is truly astonishing," said the man in reply, "that you do not know where he is from, and yet he has opened my eyes.
Jesus, knowing that the Father had given everything into his hands, and that he was come from God,
for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and believed that I came forth from the God.
I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world. again, I am leaving the world, and am going to the Father."
Now we are sure that you know all things, and have no need for any one to question you; by this we believe that you came forth from God."
for I have given them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and they have believed that thou didst send me.
And this is eternal life, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
and all drank from the same spiritual stream, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.
Now it was to Abraham that the promises were spoken, and to his offspring. God did not say, "offsprings" as if speaking of many, but "and to your offspring," as of one; and this is Christ.
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