Luke 20:41

41 And he said unto them, `How do they say the Christ to be 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 And certain of the scribes answering said, `Teacher, thou didst say well;'

40 and no more durst they question him anything.

41 And he said unto them, `How do they say the Christ to be son of David,

42 and David himself saith in the Book of Psalms, The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

43 till I shall make thine enemies thy footstool;