Luke 20:41

41 Jesus said to them, " Why do they say that the Christ is David's son?

Luke 20:41 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 20:41

And he said unto them
The Ethiopic version reads, "to the Pharisees"; and so it appears, that it was to them he spoke, from ( Matthew 22:41 ) how say they?
The Syriac version reads, "how say the Scribes?" as in ( Mark 12:35 ) and the Persic version, how say the wise men, the doctors in Israel, that Christ is David's son?
that which nothing was more common among the Jews.

Luke 20:41 In-Context

39 Some of the legal experts responded, "Teacher, you have answered well."
40 No one dared to ask him anything else.
41 Jesus said to them, "Why do they say that the Christ is David's son?
42 David himself says in the scroll of Psalms, The Lord said to my lord, ‘Sit at my right side
43 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.'
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