Luke 20:42

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

Luke 20:42 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 20:42

And David himself saith in the book Psalms
In ( Psalms 110:1 ) the Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand;
which words were delivered by David, as inspired by the Spirit of God; and contain a speech of God the Father to his son Jesus Christ, upon his ascension to heaven, after his sufferings, death, and resurrection from the dead; when he was bid to sit down in human nature, at the right hand of God, in token of having done his work on earth to full satisfaction; and in the relation of which David calls Christ his Lord; and is the reason of their being mentioned.

Luke 20:42 In-Context

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.'
44 David calls the Christ 'Lord,' so how can the Christ be his son?"
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