Luke 20:43
41 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
until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’
44 Thus David calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”
45 In the hearing of all the people, Jesus said to His disciples,
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
- until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’
- KJV
- Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
- WEB
- until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.”’
- ASV
- Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.
- DARBY
- until I put thine enemies [as] footstool of thy feet?
- BLB
- until I place Your enemies [as] a footstool for Your feet.”’
- ÅB
- til jeg får lagt dine fiender til skammel for dine føtter!
- OTB
- inntil jeg legger dine fiender som en fotskammel under dine føtter."'
- B1930
- til jeg får lagt dine fiender til skammel for dine føtter!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 19:27
And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
Read in contextPsalms 110:1
The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
Read in contextRevelation 19:14–21
The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.
Read in contextPsalms 110:5–6
The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.
Read in contextPsalms 2:1–9
Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
Read in contextPsalms 72:9
May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
Read in contextPsalms 21:8–12
Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
Read in contextPsalms 109:4–20
In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
Read in context