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href="/bsb/luke/20.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/20.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to them, &#8220Why is it said that the Messiah is the son of David?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/20.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Jesus presented them with a question. “Why is it,” he asked, “that the Messiah is said to be the son of David?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/20.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But he said to them, “How can they say that the Christ is David’s son?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/20.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesus declared, “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And He said to them, "How do they declare the Christ to be Son of David?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And He said to them, “How can they say that the Christ is the Son of David?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But He said to them, “How <i>is it that</i> they say the Christ is David’s son?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/20.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then He said to them, &#8220How is it that they say the Christ is David&#8217s son?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/20.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And He said to them, “How <i>is it that</i> they say the Christ is David’s son?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/20.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then He said to them, “How <i>is it that</i> they say the Christ is David’s son?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/20.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then He said to them, “How <i>is it that</i> people say that the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) is David’s son?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/20.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he said to them, “How can they say that the Messiah is the son of David?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then He said to them, &#8220How can they say that the Messiah is the Son of David? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he said unto them, How say they that the Christ is David's son?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jesus asked, "Why do people say that the Messiah will be the son of King David? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he said unto them, How say they that the Christ is David's son?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, "How can people say that the Messiah is David's son?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Jesus asked them, "How can it be said that the Messiah will be the descendant of David? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he asked them, "How can people say that the Messiah is David's son? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/20.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Jesus declared, ?How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But he said to them, "How is it that they say that the Christ is David's son?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He said to them, "Why do they say that the Christ is David's son?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he said to them, How say they that Christ is David's son?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But He asked them, "How is it they say that the Christ is a son of David?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He said to them, “Why do they say that the Christ is David’s son? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And He said to them, “How do they say the Christ is [the] son of David,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/20.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And He said to them, "How do they declare the Christ to be Son of David?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he said unto them, 'How do they say the Christ to be son of David,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he said to them, how say they Christ to be son of David?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But he said to them: How say they that Christ is the son of David? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But he said to them: “How can they say that the Christ is the son of David?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/20.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then he said to them, “How do they claim that the Messiah is the Son of David?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/20.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he said to them, “How can they say that the Messiah is David’s son?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he said to them, How can the scribes say concerning the Christ, that he is son of David?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/20.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />He said to them, “How do the Scribes say about The Messiah that he is the son of David?<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/20.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But he said to them: How say they that the Christ is the son of David?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/20.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And He said to them; <FR>How do they say that the Christ is the son of David?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/20.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then he spake to them: How say they that the Messiah is the son of David?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/20.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />But Jesus said to them, you affirm the Messiah must be descended from David, how can that be?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/20.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But He asked them, "How is it they say that the Christ is a son of David?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/20.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And He said to them, <FR>"How say they that the Christ is David's Son?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/20.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And He said unto them, <FR>How do they say, that Christ is the son of David?<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/20-41.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=8132" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/20.htm">Whose Son is the Christ?</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40</span>And they did not dare to question Him any further. <span class="reftext">41</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">Then</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: Eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">Jesus declared,</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autous (PPro-AM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/4459.htm" title="4459: Pōs (Adv) -- Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!">“How</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legousin (V-PIA-3P) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">can it be said that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christon (N-AMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: einai (V-PNA) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">is</a> <a href="/greek/5207.htm" title="5207: huion (N-AMS) -- A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a son, used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.">the Son</a> <a href="/greek/1138.htm" title="1138: Dauid (N-GMS) -- David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king.">of David?</a> </span> <span class="reftext">42</span>For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-41.htm">Matthew 22:41-46</a></span><br />While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them: / “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered. / Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-35.htm">Mark 12:35-37</a></span><br />While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David? / Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’ / David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/110-1.htm">Psalm 110:1</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-34.htm">Acts 2:34-35</a></span><br />For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand / until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-13.htm">Hebrews 1:13</a></span><br />Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-3.htm">Romans 1:3-4</a></span><br />regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, / and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-16.htm">Revelation 22:16</a></span><br />“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-5.htm">Romans 9:5</a></span><br />Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6-7</a></span><br />For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. / Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-5.htm">Jeremiah 23:5-6</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Micah 5:2</a></span><br />But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-42.htm">John 7:42</a></span><br />Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22-23</a></span><br />After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’ / From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he said to them, How say they that Christ is David's son?</p><p class="hdg">How.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/22-41.htm">Matthew 22:41,42</a></b></br> While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/12-35.htm">Mark 12:35</a></b></br> And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?</p><p class="hdg">Christ.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/18-38.htm">Luke 18:38,39</a></b></br> And he cried, saying, Jesus, <i>thou</i> Son of David, have mercy on me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6,7</a></b></br> For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Isaiah 11:1,2</a></b></br> And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/9-20.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/luke/18-39.htm">David</a> <a href="/luke/2-11.htm">David's</a> <a href="/luke/20-34.htm">Jesus</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/21-8.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/luke/20-42.htm">David</a> <a href="/john/7-42.htm">David's</a> <a href="/luke/20-45.htm">Jesus</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 20</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/20-1.htm">Jesus confirms his authority by a question of John's baptism.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/20-9.htm">The parable of the vineyard.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/20-19.htm">Of giving tribute to Caesar.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/20-27.htm">He instructs the Sadducees, who denied the resurrection.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/20-41.htm">How Jesus is the Son of David.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/20-45.htm">He warns his disciples to beware of the scribes.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This declaration is part of a series of teachings and confrontations with the Pharisees and Sadducees in the temple courts. Jesus often used questions to provoke thought and challenge prevailing interpretations of Scripture. His authoritative teaching style is consistent with His role as a rabbi and a prophet, and it reflects His divine wisdom.<p><b>“How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David?</b><br>This question addresses a common Jewish expectation that the Messiah would be a descendant of King David, based on prophecies such as <a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a> and <a href="/isaiah/11.htm">Isaiah 11:1</a>. The title "Son of David" was a messianic term, and many Jews anticipated a political and military leader who would restore Israel's kingdom. Jesus challenges this understanding by pointing to a deeper, spiritual interpretation of the Messiah's identity. In <a href="/matthew/22-41.htm">Matthew 22:41-46</a>, a parallel account, Jesus further explains by quoting <a href="/psalms/110.htm">Psalm 110:1</a>, where David refers to the Messiah as "Lord," indicating a status greater than that of a mere descendant. This highlights the dual nature of Christ as both human and divine, fulfilling the prophecies in a way that surpasses traditional expectations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is teaching in the temple courts, challenging the prevailing understanding of the Messiah's identity.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_christ.htm">The Christ (Messiah)</a></b><br>The anointed one, whom the Jews expected to be a descendant of King David, fulfilling the promises made in the Old Testament.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The revered king of Israel, from whose lineage the Messiah was prophesied to come. His relationship to the Messiah is being questioned by Jesus.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharisees_and_teachers_of_the_law.htm">Pharisees and Teachers of the Law</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, they are the audience Jesus is addressing, as they held the traditional view of the Messiah as David's son.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_courts.htm">Temple Courts</a></b><br>The setting of this teaching, a place of religious instruction and debate in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_messiah's_identity.htm">Understanding the Messiah's Identity</a></b><br>Jesus challenges us to see the Messiah not just as a human descendant of David but as the divine Son of God. This calls for a deeper understanding of who Jesus is.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/scriptural_interpretation.htm">Scriptural Interpretation</a></b><br>Jesus demonstrates the importance of interpreting Scripture with spiritual insight, encouraging believers to seek the Holy Spirit's guidance in understanding biblical truths.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_of_prophecy.htm">The Fulfillment of Prophecy</a></b><br>Jesus' question highlights the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies in His person, reinforcing the reliability and divine inspiration of Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_christ's_kingdom.htm">The Nature of Christ's Kingdom</a></b><br>By questioning the traditional view, Jesus points to a kingdom that is not of this world, inviting believers to live with an eternal perspective.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/engaging_with_questions.htm">Engaging with Questions</a></b><br>Jesus uses questions to provoke thought and reflection, teaching us the value of asking and exploring questions in our faith journey.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_20.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 20</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_david's_descendant_also_his_lord.htm">Luke 20:41–44: How can David call the Messiah “Lord” if He is also David’s descendant, and isn’t this genealogically contradictory? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_backsliding_christian.htm">What defines a backsliding Christian?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'the_lord_to_my_lord'_mean.htm">What does "The LORD said to my Lord" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_accept_resurrection_with_little_proof.htm">2 Timothy 2:8 - Why should we accept the resurrection as fact when there is scant historical or scientific evidence to verify it?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/20.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(41, 42) <span class= "bld">How say they that Christ is David's son</span>?--Better, <span class= "ital">that the Christ.</span> See Notes on <a href="/context/matthew/22-41.htm" title="While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,">Matthew 22:41-46</a>; <a href="/context/mark/12-35.htm" title="And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?">Mark 12:35-37</a>. The implied subject of the verb is clearly, as in St. Mark, "the scribes." St. Luke agrees with St. Mark in not giving the preliminary question, "What think ye of Christ? . . ," which we find in St. Matthew.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/20.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 41-44.</span> - <span class="accented">The</span> <span class="accented">question rejecting Christ's being David's Son.</span> <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 41.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's Son?</span> St. Matthew gives us more details of what went before the following saying of Jesus in which he asserts the Divinity of Messiah. Jesus asked the Pharisees, "What think ye of Christ? whose Son is he? They say unto him, <span class="accented">The Son</span> of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord," etc.? (<a href="/matthew/22-42.htm">Matthew 22:42-44</a>). This is one of the most remarkable sayings of our Lord reported by the synoptists; in it he distinctly claims for himself Divinity, <span class="accented">partiei. pation in omnipotence.</span> Unmistakably, lately, under the thinnest veil of parable, Jesus had told the people that he was Messiah For instance, his <span class="accented">words</span> in the parable of the "wicked husbandmen;" in the parable of "the pounds;" in his late acts in the temple - driving out the sellers and buyers, allowing the children in the temple to welcome him with Messianic salutation, receiving as Messiah the welcome of the Passover pilgrims and others on Palm Sunday as he entered Jerusalem. In his later <span class="accented">parables</span>, too, he had with startling clearness predicted his approaching violent death. Now, Jesus was aware that the capital charge which would be brought against him would be blasphemy, that he had called himself, not only the Messiah, but Divine, the Son of God (<a href="/john/5-18.htm">John 5:18</a>; <a href="/john/10-33.htm">John 10:33</a>; <a href="/matthew/26-65.htm">Matthew 26:65</a>). He was desirous, then, before the end came, to show from an acknowledged Messianic psalm that if he was Messiah - and unquestionably a large proportion of the people received him as such - he was also Divine. The words of the psalm (110.) indisputably show this, viz. that the coming Messiah was Divine. This, he pointed out to them, was the old faith, the doctrine taught in their own inspired Scriptures. <span class="accented">But this was not the doctrine of the Jews in the time of our Lord. They, like the Ebionites in early Christian days, expected for their Messiah a mere</span> "beloved <span class="accented">Man."</span> It is most noticeable that the Messianic claim of Jesus, although not, of course, conceded by the scribes, was never protested against by them. <span class="accented">That</span> would have been glaringly unpopular. So many of the people, we know, were persuaded of the truth of these pretensions; Jesus had evidently the greatest difficulty to stay the people's enthusiasm in his favour. What the scribes persistently repelled, and in the end condemned him for, was <span class="accented">his assertion of Divinity.</span> In this passage he shows from their own Scriptures that whoever was Messiah <span class="accented">must be Divine.</span> He spoke over and over again as Messiah; he acted with the power and in the authority of Messiah; he allowed himself on several public occasions to be saluted as such: who would venture, then, to question that he was fully conscious of his Divinity? This conclusion is drawn, not from St. John, but exclusively from the recitals of the three synoptists. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/20-41.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Jesus] declared,</span><br /><span class="grk">Εἶπεν</span> <span class="translit">(Eipen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> </span><span class="str2">Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“How</span><br /><span class="grk">Πῶς</span> <span class="translit">(Pōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4459.htm">Strong's 4459: </a> </span><span class="str2">Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can it be said that</span><br /><span class="grk">λέγουσιν</span> <span class="translit">(legousin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸν</span> <span class="translit">(ton)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Christ</span><br /><span class="grk">Χριστὸν</span> <span class="translit">(Christon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶναι</span> <span class="translit">(einai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] Son</span><br /><span class="grk">υἱόν</span> <span class="translit">(huion)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5207.htm">Strong's 5207: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of David?</span><br /><span class="grk">Δαυὶδ</span> <span class="translit">(Dauid)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1138.htm">Strong's 1138: </a> </span><span class="str2">David, King of Israel. 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