He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
| Word | Greek | Strong’s | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| saith | Λέγει Legei | G3004 | properly · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular |
| them | αὐτοῖς· autois | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine |
| How | πῶς pōs | G4459 | an interrogative particle of manner · particle — interrogative |
| then | οὖν oun | G3767 | (adverbially) certainly · conjunction |
| doth | καλεῖ kalei | G2564 | to "call" (properly · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular |
| David | Δαυὶδ Dauid | G1138 | Dabid (i.e. David) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name |
| in | ἐν en | G1722 | "in · preposition |
| spirit | πνεύματι pneumati | G4151 | a current of air · noun — dative singular neuter |
| call | καλέω kaléō | G2564 | to "call" (properly |
| him | αὐτὸν auton | G846 | the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine |
| Lord | κύριον kurion | G2962 | supreme in authority · noun — accusative singular masculine, a title |
| saying | λέγων· legōn | G3004 | properly · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine |
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For many are called, but few are chosen--So Mat 19:30. See on Mat 20:16. Next: Matthew Chapter 23
He saith unto them,.... Not denying it to be a truth they affirmed; but rather granting and allowing it: he argues upon it, though he tacitly refuses their sense and meaning of the phrase, thus, how then doth David in spirit call him Lord? that is, if he is a mere man, if he is only the son of David, according to the flesh, if he has no other, or higher descent than from him, how comes it to pass, that David, under the inspiration of the Spirit of God, by which he wrote his book of Psalms, see 2 Samuel 23:1 where the passage, after cited, stands, to call him Lord; which supposes him to be more than barely his son, and to be a greater person than himself, one superior in nature and dignity t…
Read the whole note in the consoleMatthew 22:41-46 Matthew 22:41-46 Mark 12:35-37 Luke 20:41-44 41. And when the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them, 42. Saying, What think you of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, David's. 43. He saith to them, How then doth David by the Spirit call him Lord, saying, 44. The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I have made thy enemies thy footstool? [79] 45. If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son? 46. And no man could make any reply to him; [80] nor did any man from that day venture to put any more questions to him. 35. And Jesus answering said, while he was teaching in the temple, How do the scribes say that Christ is the son of David? 36. For Davi…
Read the whole note in the consolethe son of David: See study note on Matt 9:27; see also 2 Sam 7:12-14; Pss 2:7-9; 110; Isa 11:1, 10; Jer 23:5-6.
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This passage is out of the 109th Psalm. Christ is therefore called David's Lord, not in respect of His descent from him, but in respect of His eternal generation from the Father, wherein He was before His fleshly Father. And he calls Him Lord, not by a mere chance, nor of his own thought, but by the Holy Spirit.
And that they may not say, that it was in flattery he so called Him, and that this was a human judgment, see what He saith, "How then doth David in spirit call Him Lord?" See how submissively He introduces the sentence and judgment concerning Himself. First, He had said, "What think ye? Whose Son is He?" so by a question to bring them to an answer. Then since they said, "the Son of David," He said not, "And yet David saith these things," but again in this order of a question, "How then doth David in spirit call Him Lord?" in order that the sayings might not give offense to them. Wherefore neither did He say, What think ye of me, but of Christ. For this reason the apostles also reasoned submissively, saying, "Let us speak freely of the Patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried." And He Himself too in like manner for this cause introduces the doctrine in the way of question and inference, saying, "How then doth David in spirit call Him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou on my right hand, until I make Thy foes Thy footstool;" and again, "If David then call Him Lord, how is He then his Son," not taking away the fact that He is his Son, away with the thought; for He would not then have reproved Peter for this, but to correct their secret thoughts. So that when He saith, "How is He his Son?" He meaneth this, not so as ye say. For they said, that He is Son only, and not also Lord. And this after the testimony, and then submissively, "If David then call Him Lord, how is He his Son?"
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