Matthew 22:41-46

Good News Translation

The Question about the Messiah^(A)

⁴¹ When some Pharisees gathered together, Jesus asked them, ⁴² “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose descendant is he?”

“He is David's descendant,” they answered.

⁴³ “Why, then,” Jesus asked, “did the Spirit inspire David to call him ‘Lord’? David said,

⁴⁵ If, then, David called him ‘Lord,’ how can the Messiah be David's descendant?”

⁴⁶ No one was able to give Jesus any answer, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.