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David and Jesus Christ
How David and Jesus Christ are linked in Scripture, with every passage where their stories cross.
How they are linked
David was an ancestor of Jesus Christ.
Matthew calls Jesus "the son of David" in his first line, and Paul writes that he was "made of the seed of David according to the flesh".
Jesus Christ, the son of David
Matthew 1:1, King James Version
made of the seed of David according to the flesh
Romans 1:3, King James Version
Where they cross: Matthew 1:1
Notes are commentary, checked against the cited verses in a separate review. Quoted words are Scripture.
Every passage, in order
Matthew 1:1
1The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Romans 1:3
3Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;
King James Version