Paragraph 22:45–46

22:45

If then: David calls him Lord: The pronoun him refers to the Christ/Messiah. Here is another way to translate this clause:

Therefore if David calls the Messiah Lord

how is he his son: The pronoun he refers to the Messiah. The pronoun his refers to David.

Here Jesus asked a more specific question than the one in 22:43b. His question challenged the Pharisee’s understanding about who the Messiah was. Here is another way to translate this question:

How can the Messiah be David’s descendant? (Good News Translation)

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