22 Bible Verses about Christ's Origin

and having assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he enquired of them where Christ was to be born.

however, we know from what quarter this man comes: but when Christ comes it will be unknown whence he came.

some said, this is the Messias. but said others, shall the Messias come out of Galilee?

what think ye of Christ? whose son is he to be? they answered, David's.

But Jesus said to them, you affirm the Messiah must be descended from David, how can that be?

As Jesus was teaching in the temple, he address'd himself to them, saying, why do the Scribes maintain that Christ is the son of David?

hath not the scripture said, that the Messiah is to rise out of the family of David, and out of Bethlehem, the village where David was born?

who are the offspring of the patriarchs, and of whom as to the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

with relation to his son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was of the lineage of David as to his body,

So all the generations from Abraham to David, are fourteen generations: and from David to the Babylonian transmigration, are fourteen generations: and from the Babylonian transmigration unto Christ, are fourteen generations.

thereupon some of the Pharisees said, this man has no divine mission, because he does not observe the sabbath. but said others, if he be an impostor, how can he do such miracles? and there was a schism among them.

we know that God commission'd Moses: as for this fellow, we don't know who sent him.

the man replied, that's very strange that he should make me see, and you should not know who sent him.

if this man had not his mission from God, he could do nothing.

though he knew that the father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and was going to God,

for the father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I had my mission from God.

I was sent by the father, and am come into the world: but now I leave the world, and am going to my father.

now we are convinc'd that you know all our difficulties, and have no occasion that any man should propose them to you: by this we believe that you were sent from God.

for I have given to them the instructions which you gave me; and they have received them; and have sincerely believ'd that I came from thee, and are persuaded that thou didst send me.

and this is life eternal, to acknowledge thee to be the only true God, and Jesus to be the Messiah whom thou hast sent.

and all drank the same spiritual drink: (for they drank of what flowed from the spiritual rock: and that rock was Christ.)

now to Abraham and his offspring were the promises made. he does not say, "to offsprings," as if he spoke of many; but as speaking of one, "and to thy offspring," which means Christ.