41 (A)Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question: 42 “What do you think about the [a]Christ? Whose son is He?” They *said to Him, “(B)The son of David.” 43 He *said to them, “Then [b]how does David [c](C)in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying,

44 (D)The Lord said to my Lord,
Sit at My right hand,
Until I put Your enemies under Your feet”’?

45 Therefore, if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ [d]how is He his son?” 46 (E)No one was able to offer Him a word in answer, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask Him any more questions.

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  1. Matthew 22:42 I.e., Messiah
  2. Matthew 22:43 Or in what sense does
  3. Matthew 22:43 I.e., by inspiration
  4. Matthew 22:45 Or in what sense is

The Question about David’s Son

41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them this question: 42 “What do you think of the Messiah?[a] Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.”(A) 43 He said to them, “How is it then that David by the Spirit[b] calls him Lord, saying,

44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
    until I put your enemies under your feet” ’?(B)

45 “If David thus calls him Lord, how can he be his son?” 46 No one was able to give him an answer, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 22.42 Or Christ
  2. 22.43 Gk in spirit