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Luke 20:41

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The Messiah: David’s Son and Lord

20:41But94 he said to them, “How is it that they say that the Christ95 is David’s son?96

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  1. 94 If the religious leaders will not dare to question Jesus any longer, then he will question them.
  2. 95 Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.” See the note on Christ in .
  3. 96 It was a common belief in Judaism that Messiah would be David’s son in that he would come from the lineage of David. On this point the Pharisees agreed and were correct. But their understanding was nonetheless incomplete, for Messiah is also David’s Lord. With this statement Jesus was affirming that, as the Messiah, he is both God and man.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But he said to them, “How can they say that the Christ is David’s son?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then Jesus said to them, “Why is it said that the Messiah is the son of David?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then he said to them, “How can they say that the Messiah is the son of David?

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Jesus presented them with a question. “Why is it,” he asked, “that the Messiah is said to be the son of David?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But he said to them, “In what sense do they say that the Christ is David’s son?

KJV 1900King James Version

And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?