Luke 20:41
39 Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”
40 And they did not dare to question Him any further.
Then Jesus declared, “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David?
42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
43 until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Jesus declared, “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David?
- KJV
- And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?
- WEB
- He said to them, “Why do they say that the Christ is David’s son?
- ASV
- And he said unto them, How say they that the Christ is David`s son?
- DARBY
- And he said to them, How do they say that the Christ is David's son,
- BLB
- And He said to them, “How do they say the Christ is Son of David?
- ÅB
- Men han sa til dem: Hvordan kan det sies at Messias er Davids sønn?
- OTB
- Så sa han til dem: «Hvorfor sies det at Messias er Davids sønn?
- B1930
- Men han sa til dem: Hvorledes kan det sies at Messias er Davids sønn?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 12:35–37
While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
Read in contextJeremiah 23:5–6
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.
Read in contextMatthew 1:1
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
Read in contextIsaiah 11:1–2
Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
Read in contextMatthew 22:41–45
While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
Read in contextJeremiah 33:15–16
In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Read in contextActs 2:30
But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
Read in contextLuke 18:38–39
So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Read in context