Luke 20:41

41 But He asked them, "How is it they say that the Christ is a 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 Then some of the Scribes replied, "Rabbi, you have spoken well."

40 From that time, however, no one ventured to challenge Him with a single question.

41 But He asked them, "How is it they say that the Christ is a son of David?

42 Why, David himself says in the Book of Psalms, "`The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at My right hand

43 Until I have made thy foes a footstool under they feet.'