Luke 20:41

Whose Son Is the Messiah?

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

Luke 20:41 in Other Translations

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

41 But he said to them, "How can they say that the Christ is David's son?

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

41 Then he put a question to them: "How is it that they say that the Messiah is David's son?

41 Then He said to them, "How can they say that the Messiah is the Son of David?

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 teachers of the law responded, “Well said, teacher!”

40 And no one dared to ask him any more questions.

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

42 David himself declares 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.” ’

Cross References

• 1. S Matthew 1:1