Luke 20:41

41 Then Jesus said, "Why do people say that the Christ 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 said, "Teacher, your answer was good."

40 No one was brave enough to ask him another question.

41 Then Jesus said, "Why do people say that the Christ is the Son of David?

42 In the book of Psalms, David himself says: 'The Lord said to my Lord: Sit by me at my right side,

43 until I put your enemies under your control.'