Matthew 22:43
New International Version
He said to them, “How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’? For he says,

New Living Translation
Jesus responded, “Then why does David, speaking under the inspiration of the Spirit, call the Messiah ‘my Lord’? For David said,

English Standard Version
He said to them, “How is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:

Berean Literal Bible
He says to them, "How then does David in spirit call Him Lord, saying:

King James Bible
He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

New King James Version
He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying:

New American Standard Bible
He said to them, “Then how does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying,

NASB 1995
He said to them, “Then how does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying,

NASB 1977
He said to them, “Then how does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
He said to them, “Then how does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying,

Amplified Bible
Jesus asked them, “How is it then that David by the inspiration of the Spirit, calls Him ‘Lord,’ saying,

Christian Standard Bible
He asked them, “How is it then that David, inspired by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He asked them, “How is it then that David, inspired by the Spirit, calls Him ‘Lord:

American Standard Version
He saith unto them, How then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He said to them, “And how did David by The Spirit call him THE LORD JEHOVAH, for he said:”

Contemporary English Version
Jesus replied, "How then could the Spirit lead David to call the Messiah his Lord? David said,

Douay-Rheims Bible
He saith to them: How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying:

English Revised Version
He saith unto them, How then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He said to them, "Then how can David, guided by the Spirit, call him Lord? David says,

Good News Translation
"Why, then," Jesus asked, "did the Spirit inspire David to call him 'Lord'? David said,

International Standard Version
He asked them, "Then how can David by the Spirit call him 'Lord' when he says,

Literal Standard Version
He says to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him Lord, saying,

Majority Standard Bible
Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:

New American Bible
He said to them, “How, then, does David, inspired by the Spirit, call him ‘lord,’ saying:

NET Bible
He said to them, "How then does David by the Spirit call him 'Lord,' saying,

New Revised Standard Version
He said to them, “How is it then that David by the Spirit calls him Lord, saying,

New Heart English Bible
He said to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
He saith to them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

Weymouth New Testament
"How then," He asked, "does David, taught by the Spirit, call Him Lord, when he says,

World English Bible
He said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,

Young's Literal Translation
He saith to them, 'How then doth David in the Spirit call him lord, saying,

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Context
Whose Son is the Christ?
42“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered. 43Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says: 44‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.” ’…

Cross References
2 Samuel 23:2
The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.

Acts 2:30
But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.

1 Corinthians 12:3
Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.

Revelation 1:10
On the Lord's day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,

Revelation 4:2
At once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, with someone seated on it.


Treasury of Scripture

He said to them, How then does David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

in the spirit.

2 Samuel 23:2
The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

Mark 12:36
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.

Luke 2:26,27
And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ…

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Matthew 22
1. The parable of the marriage of the king's son.
9. The vocation of the Gentiles.
12. The punishment of him who lacked a wedding garment.
15. Tribute ought to be paid to Caesar.
23. Jesus confutes the Sadducees for the resurrection;
34. answers which is the first and great commandment;
41. and puzzles the Pharisees by a question about the Messiah.














(43) Doth David in spirit call him Lord?--The words assume (1) that David was the writer of Psalms 110; (2) that in writing it, he was guided by a Spirit higher than his own; (3) that the subject of it was no earthly king of the house of David, but the far off Christ. On this point there was an undisturbed consensus among the schools of Judaism, as represented by the Targums and the Talmud. It was a received tradition that the Christ should sit on the right hand of Jehovah and Abraham on His left. Its application to the Christ is emphatically recognised by St. Peter (Acts 2:34), and by St. Paul, though indirectly (Colossians 3:1). In the argument of the Epistle to the Hebrews, it occupies well-nigh the chief place of all (Hebrews 1:3; Hebrews 5:6). The only hypothesis on which any other meaning can be assigned to it is, that it was written, not by David, but of him. Here it will be enough to accept our Lord's interpretation, and to track the sequence of thought in His question. The words represent the LORD (Jehovah) as speaking to David's Lord (Adonai), as the true king, the anointed of Jehovah. But if so, what was the meaning of that lofty title? Must not He who bore it be something more than the son of David by mere natural descent? If the scribes had never even asked themselves that question, were they not self-convicted of incompetency as religious teachers?

Verse 43. - He saith. They had answered glibly enough, not knowing what was to come of their natural admission; now Christ puts a difficulty before them which might have led them to pause and reflect upon what that assertion might connote. How then? Πῶς οϋν; If Christ is David's Son, how is it then, in what sense can it be said, etc.? Doth David in spirit can him Lord. "In spirit" means speaking under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit - an argument surely for the Divine authority of the Old Testament, when "holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost" (2 Peter 1:21). Christ proceeds to quote a passage from Psalm 110, acknowledged by the Jews to be Davidic and Messianic. Both these positions have been called in question in modern days, and sceptical critics have hence presumed to infer ignorance or deceit on the part of Christ; i.e. either that he did not know that the authorship was wrongly attributed to David, and that the psalm really referred to Maccabean times, or that, knowing these facts, he deliberately ignored them and endorsed a popular error in order to give colour to his argument. The statement of such a charge against our Lord is a sufficient refutation. Universal tradition, extending to this very time, which gave to the psalm a Messianic interpretation, is surely more worthy of credit than a theory elaborated in the present century, which in no respect regards the natural signification of the language, and can be made to support the novel idea only by forced and unreal accommodations. By speaking of David as having uttered the quoted words, Christ does not formally state that this king wrote the psalm; he merely gives the accepted view which classed it as Davidic. The authorship did not matter in his application; his argument was equally sound, whoever was the writer.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
[Jesus] said
Λέγει (Legei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

to them,
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

“How
Πῶς (Pōs)
Adverb
Strong's 4459: Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!

then
οὖν (oun)
Conjunction
Strong's 3767: Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.

{does} David
Δαυὶδ (Dauid)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1138: David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[the] Spirit
Πνεύματι (Pneumati)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit.

call
καλεῖ (kalei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2564: (a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'.

Him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

Lord?
Κύριον (Kyrion)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

[For] he says:
λέγων (legōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.


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