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John 7:42
ESV Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?"
NIV Does not Scripture say that the Messiah will come from David’s descendants and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?"
NASB Has the Scripture not said that the Christ comes from the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?'
CSB Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Messiah comes from David’s offspring and from the town of Bethlehem, where David lived?"
NLT For the Scriptures clearly state that the Messiah will be born of the royal line of David, in Bethlehem, the village where King David was born.'
KJV Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
NKJV Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?”

What does John 7:42 mean?

Some people have seen Jesus' miracles, listened to His words, and concluded that He is everything He claims to be (John 7:31, 40–41). Others are confused by Jewish traditions and reject Jesus' role as the Messiah (John 7:27). Still others are ready to search the Scriptures (John 7:41), but don't know enough about Jesus to make the right decision.

This last group rightly sees that the Old Testament predicts Messiah coming from Bethlehem, the city of David (Micah 5:2) and being of David's family. For the crowd, Jesus is "from" Nazareth. He has lived there since He was very young (Matthew 2:23). However, these same people do not realize that Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Matthew 2:1; Luke 2:15), making Him the fulfillment of that prophecy.

This tangled web of interpretations, intentions, and arguments leads to more than just civil debate. The Greek term used in the next verse (John 7:43) is schisma, which implies a contentious, unhappy split between groups. This is much more than just a "controversy."
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