Matthew 22 · Verse 41

Matthew 22:41

While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
Matthew 22:41, King James Version

Matthew 22:41 in other translations

BSBWhile the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
WEBNow while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
ASVNow while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
YLTAnd the Pharisees having been gathered together, Jesus did question them,
DARBYAnd the Pharisees being gathered together, Jesus demanded of them,
BBENow while the Pharisees were together, Jesus put a question to them, saying,
WebsterWhile the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them,

What does Matthew 22:41 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verses 41-46. Jesus proposes a question concerning the Messiah. See also Mk 12:35-37, Lk 20:41-44.

Verse 41. While the Pharisees, etc. Jesus, having confounded the great sects of the Jews, proceeds in his turn to propose to them a question for their solution. This was done not for the purpose of vain parade and triumph, but,

1st. to show them how ignorant they were of their prophecies.

2nd. To humble them in view of their ignorance.

3rd. To bring to their attention the true doctrine respecting the Messiah --his being possessed of a character superior to that of David, the most mighty king of Israel--being his Lord, at the same time that he was his descendant.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 41 While the Pharisees were gathered together - Jesus asks a question in his turn, utterly to confound them, and to show the people that the source of all the captious questions of his opponents was their ignorance of the prophecies relative to the Messiah.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 22:41-46
When Christ baffled his enemies, he asked what thoughts they had of the promised Messiah? How he could be the Son of David and yet his Lord? He quotes Psa 110:1. If the Christ was to be a mere man, who would not exist till many ages after David's death, how could his forefather call him Lord? The Pharisees could not answer it. Nor can any solve the difficulty except he allows the Messiah to be the Son of God, and David's Lord equally with the Father. He took upon him human nature, and so became God manifested in the flesh; in this sense he is the Son of man and the Son of David. It behoves us above all things seriously to inquire, "What think we of Christ?" Is he altogether glorious in our eyes, and precious to our hearts? May Christ be our joy, our confidence, our all. May we daily be made more like to him, and more devoted to his service.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Matthew 22:41 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.

ΣυνηγμένωνSunēgmenōnWhen were assembledG4863
δὲdenowG1161
τῶνtōntheG3588
ΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnPhariseesG5330
ἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenquestionedG1905
αὐτοὺςautousthemG846
ὁho<the>G3588
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424

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

Cross references for Matthew 22:41

  • 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.

  • Luke 20:41-44

    And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son? And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

  • Matthew 22:34

    But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

  • Matthew 22:15

    Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
15,34; Mr 12:35-37; Lu 20:41-44

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Matthew 22:40

    On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

  • Matthew 22:41

    While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

  • Matthew 22:42

    Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.

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Matthew 22:41 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y estando juntos los Fariseos, Jesús les preguntó,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les pharisiens étant assemblés, Jésus les interrogea,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Als aber die Pharisäer versammelt waren, fragte sie Jesus
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Congregatis autem pharisæis, interrogavit eos Jesus,