Luke 20 · Verse 41

Luke 20:41

And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?
Luke 20:41, King James Version

Luke 20:41 in other translations

BSBThen Jesus declared, “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David?
WEBHe said to them, “Why do they say that the Christ is David’s son?
ASVAnd he said unto them, How say they that the Christ is David’s son?
YLTAnd he said unto them, ‘How do they say the Christ to be son of David,
DARBYAnd he said to them, How do they say that the Christ is David's son,
BBEAnd he said to them, Why do they say that the Christ is the son of David?
WebsterAnd he said to them, How say they that Christ is David's son?

What does Luke 20:41 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

Lu 20:41-47. Christ Baffles the Pharisees by a Question about David and Messiah, and Denounces the Scribes.

41. said, &c.--"What think ye of Christ [the promised and expected Messiah]? Whose son is He [to be]? They say unto Him, The son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit [by the Holy Ghost, Mr 12:36] call Him Lord?" (Mt 22:42, 43). The difficulty can only be solved by the higher and lower--the divine and human natures of our Lord (Mt 1:23). Mark the testimony here given to the inspiration of the Old Testament (compare Lu 24:44).

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 41.

(y) "And he said unto them" Mt 22:42, Mk 12:35

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 41 How say they - See the note on Mat 22:42-46 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 20:39-47

The scribes commended the reply Christ made to the Sadducees about the resurrection, but they were silenced by a question concerning the Messiah. Christ, as God, was David's Lord; but Christ, as man, was David's son. The scribes would receive the severest judgement for defrauding the poor widows, and for their abuse of religion, particularly of prayer, which they used as a pretence for carrying on worldly and wicked…

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Luke 20:41 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΕἶπενEipenHe saidG2036
δὲdethenG1161
πρὸςprostoG4314
αὐτούς·autousthem;G846
πῶςpōsHowG4459
λέγουσινlegousindo they declareG3004
τὸνtontheG3588
χριστὸνchristonChristG5547
εἶναιeinaito beG1511
ΔαυὶδDauidDavid'sG1138
υἱόν;huionSonG5207

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 20:41

  • Mark 12:35-37

    And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David? For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.

  • Jeremiah 23:5-6

    Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

  • Matthew 1:1

    The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

  • Isaiah 11:1-2

    And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;

  • Matthew 22:41-45

    While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool? …

  • Jeremiah 33:15-16

    In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The Lord our righteousness.

  • Acts 2:30

    Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

  • Luke 18:38-39

    And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

  • Romans 1:3-4

    Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

  • Isaiah 9:6-7

    For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  • John 7:42

    Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

  • Jeremiah 33:21

    Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
How.
Mt 22:41,42; Mr 12:35-37
Christ.
18:38,39; Isa 9:6,7; 11:1,2; Jer 23:5,6; 33:15,16,21; Mt 1:1
Joh 7:42; Ac 2:30; Ro 1:3,4; Re 22:16

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Context

  • Luke 20:40

    And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.

  • Luke 20:41

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

  • Luke 20:42

    And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

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Luke 20:41 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y él les dijo: ¿Cómo dicen que el Cristo es hijo de David?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il leur dit: Comment dit-on que le Christ est fils de David?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er aber sprach zu ihnen: Wie sagen sie, daß der Christus Davids Sohn sei,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dixit autem ad illos: Quomodo dicunt Christum filium esse David?