Matthew 2:6

2:6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,

are in no way least among the rulers of Judah,

for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’” ¹ 

John 7:42

7:42 Don’t the scriptures say that the Christ is a descendant ²  of David ³  and comes from Bethlehem, ⁴  the village where David lived?” ⁵ 

¹ sn A quotation from Mic 5:2.

² tn Grk “is from the seed” (an idiom for human descent).

³ sn An allusion to Ps 89:4.

⁴ sn An allusion to Mic 5:2.

⁵ tn Grk “the village where David was.”