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Luke 20:41

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The Messiah: David’s Son and Lord

20:41 But 1  he said to them, “How is it that they say that the Christ 2  is David’s son? 3 

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[20:41]  1 sn If the religious leaders will not dare to question Jesus any longer, then he will question them.

[20:41]  2 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[20:41]  3 sn It was a common belief in Judaism that Messiah would be David’s son in that he would come from the lineage of David. On this point the Pharisees agreed and were correct. But their understanding was nonetheless incomplete, for Messiah is also David’s Lord. With this statement Jesus was affirming that, as the Messiah, he is both God and man.



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