Luke 20:41
39 Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
40 And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.
And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?
42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
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
And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?
Read in contextJeremiah 23:5–6
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
Read in contextMatthew 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Read in contextIsaiah 11:1–2
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
Read in contextMatthew 22:41–45
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
Read in contextJeremiah 33:15–16
In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
Read in contextActs 2:30
Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
Read in contextLuke 18:38–39
And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
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