And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?
And he said unto them, How say they that the Christ is David’s son?
And he said unto them, `How do they say the Christ to be son of David,
And he said to them, How do they say that the Christ is David's son,
Luke — Luke's 'orderly account' (1:3) follows Jesus from Bethlehem through the long travel narrative to Jerusalem and the Emmaus road.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
Voices2
They are not blamed here because they acknowledge Him to be David's Son, for the blind man for so doing was thought worthy to be healed. (Luke 18:42.) And the children saying, Hosanna to the Son of David, (Matt. 21:9.) rendered to God the glory of the highest praise; but they are blamed because they believe Him not to be the Son of God. Hence it is added, And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord. (Ps. 110:1.)
Ambrose of Milan· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 397patristic
And he said unto them,.... The Ethiopic version reads, "to the Pharisees"; and so it appears, that it was to them he spoke, from Mat 22:41 how say they? The Syriac version reads, "how say the Scribes?" as in Mar 12:35 and the Persic version, how say the wise men, the doctors in Israel, that Christ is David's son? that which nothing was more common among the Jews.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
The walk8
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Matthew 1:1This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
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And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,
The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
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Acts 2:30But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
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The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
You said, “I have made a covenant with My chosen one, I have sworn to David My servant:
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
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Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
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.
In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,
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Psalms1
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