For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

And a rod hath come out from the stock of Jesse, And a branch from his roots is fruitful.

Lo, days are coming -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have raised to David a righteous shoot, And a king hath reigned and acted wisely, And done judgment and righteousness in the earth.

In those days, and at that time, I cause to shoot up to David a shoot of righteousness, And he hath done judgment and righteousness in the earth.

A roll of the birth of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.

Did not the Writing say, that out of the seed of David, and from Bethlehem -- the village where David was -- the Christ doth come?'

a prophet, therefore, being, and knowing that with an oath God did swear to him, out of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, to raise up the Christ, to sit upon his throne,

concerning His Son, (who is come of the seed of David according to the flesh,

'I, Jesus did send my messenger to testify to you these things concerning the assemblies; I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright and morning star!

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'Even to the age do I establish thy seed, And have built to generation and generation thy throne. Selah.

And the Pharisees having been gathered together, Jesus did question them,

and if I also question you, ye will not answer me or send me away;