22 Bible Verses about Christ's Origin

He called together all the Chief Priests and Teachers of the Law in the nation, and questioned them as to where the Christ was to be born.

Yet we know where this man is from; but, when the Christ comes, no one will be able to tell where he is from."

"This is certainly 'the Prophet'!"; others said: "This is the Christ!"; but some asked: "What! does the Christ come from Galilee?

"What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" "David's," they said.

But Jesus said to them: "How is it that people say that the Christ is to be David's son?

While Jesus was teaching in the Temple Courts, he asked: "How is it that the Teachers of the Law say that the Christ is to be David's son?

Is not it said in Scripture that it is of the race of David, and from Bethlehem, the village to which David belonged, that the Christ is to come?"

They are descended from the Patriarchs; and, as far as his human nature was concerned, from them came the Christ-he who is supreme over all things, God for ever blessed. Amen.

Concerning his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord; who, as to his human nature, was descended from David,

So the whole number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen; from David to the Exile to Babylon fourteen; and from the Exile to Babylon to the Christ fourteen.

"The man cannot be from God," said some of the Pharisees, "for he does not keep the Sabbath." "How is it possible," retorted others, "for a bad man to give signs like this?"

We know that God spoke to Moses; but, as for this man, we do not know where he comes from."

"Well," the man replied, "this is very strange; you do not know where he comes from, and yet he has given me my sight!

If this man had not been from God, he could not have done anything at all."

And at supper, Jesus--although knowing that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he had come from God, and was to return to God--

For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came from the Father.

I came out from the Father, and have come into the world; and now I am to leave the world, and go to the Father."

Now we are sure that you know everything, and need not wait for any one to question you. This makes us believe that you did come from God."

For I have given them the teaching which thou gavest me, and they received it, and clearly understood that I came from thee, and they believed that thou has sent me as thy Messenger.

And the Immortal Life is this--to know thee the one true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou has sent as thy Messenger.

and all drank the same supernatural water, for they used to drink from a supernatural rock which followed them, and that rock was the Christ.

Now it was to Abraham that the promises were made, 'and to his offspring.' It was not said 'to his offsprings,' as if many persons were meant, but the words were 'to thy offspring,' showing that one person was meant--and that was Christ.