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

Jesus Asks The Pharisees, If David Calls The Messiah His Lord, How Can He Be His Son?

41 Now the Pharisees having[a] been gathered-together, Jesus questioned them, 42 saying, “What seems right to you concerning the Christ— Whose son is He?” They say to Him, “David’s”. 43 He says to them, “How then does David by[b] the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’, saying [in Ps 110:1], 44 The Lord said to my Lord, “Be sitting on My right side, until I put Your enemies under Your feet”’? 45 Therefore if David calls Him ‘Lord’, how[c] is He his son?” 46 And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day to question Him any more.

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  1. Matthew 22:41 That is, since the Pharisees had gathered-together (in v 34).
  2. Matthew 22:43 Or, in. That is, under the inspiration of the Spirit.
  3. Matthew 22:45 If Messiah is David’s own Lord, how can He be his distant physical descendant? Jesus is God’s Son (David’s Lord) and Mary’s son (David’s descendant).