Matthew 22:45
45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
Other Translations of Matthew 22:45
New International Version
45 If then David calls him 'Lord,' how can he be his son?"
English Standard Version
45 If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?"
The Message
45 "Now if David calls him 'Master,' how can he at the same time be his son?"
New King James Version
45 "If David then calls Him 'Lord,' how is He his Son?"
New Living Translation
45 Since David called the Messiah 'my Lord,' how can the Messiah be his son?"
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Matthew 22:45
Commentary on Matthew 22:41-46
(Read Matthew 22:41-46)
When Christ baffled his enemies, he asked what thoughts they had of the promised Messiah? How he could be the Son of David and yet his Lord? He quotes Psalm 110:1. If the Christ was to be a mere man, who would not exist till many ages after David's death, how could his forefather call him Lord? The Pharisees could not answer it. Nor can any solve the difficulty except he allows the Messiah to be the Son of God, and David's Lord equally with the Father. He took upon him human nature, and so became God manifested in the flesh; in this sense he is the Son of man and the Son of David. It behoves us above all things seriously to inquire, "What think we of Christ?" Is he altogether glorious in our eyes, and precious to our hearts? May Christ be our joy, our confidence, our all. May we daily be made more like to him, and more devoted to his service.