Luke 20:41

David’s Son and Lord

41 But he said to them, "In what sense 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 And some of the scribes answered [and] said, "Teacher, you have spoken well."

40 For they no longer dared to ask him anything.

41 But he said to them, "In what sense do they say [that] the Christ is David's son?

42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand,

43 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet." '