Luke 20:43
41 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,
Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
44 David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?
45 Then in the audience of all the people he said unto 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
But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
Read in contextPsalms 110:1
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Read in contextRevelation 19:14–21
And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Read in contextPsalms 110:5–6
The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
Read in contextPsalms 2:1–9
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
Read in contextPsalms 72:9
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
Read in contextPsalms 21:8–12
Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
Read in contextPsalms 109:4–20
For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.
Read in context