Luke 20:41-43

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 20:39-47

The scribes were students in the law, and expositors of it to the people, men in reputation for wisdom and honour, but the generality of them were enemies to Christ and his gospel. Now here we have some of them attending him, and four things we have in these verses concerning them, which we had before:? I. We have them here commending the reply which Christ made to the Sadducees concerning the resurrection: Certain of the scribes said, Master, thou hast well said, Luke 20:39. Christ had the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 20:41-44

20:41-44 Jesus said to them, "How does David say that the Christ is his son? For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, 'The Lord says to my Lord, Sit at my right hand till I make your enemies your footstool.' So David calls him Lord, and how can he be his son?" It is worth while taking this little passage by itself for it is very difficult to understand. The most popular title of the Messiah was Son of David. That is what the blind man at Jericho called Jesus ( Luke 18:38-39 ), and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 20:41

And he said unto them ,.... The Ethiopic version reads, "to the Pharisees"; and so it appears, that it was to them he spoke, from Matthew 22:41 how say they ? The Syriac version reads, "how say the Scribes?" as in Mark 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. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 20:42

And David himself saith in the book Psalms ,.... In Psalm 110:1 the Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand ; which words were delivered by David, as inspired by the Spirit of God; and contain a speech of God the Father to his son Jesus Christ, upon his ascension to heaven, after his sufferings, death, and resurrection from the dead; when he was bid to sit down in human nature, at the right hand of God, in token of having done his work on earth to full satisfaction; and in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 20:43

Until I make thine enemies thy footstool. Which words are a continuation of the citation out of the above Psalm Psalm 110:1 ; and for the application of these words, with the preceding, to the Messiah; see Gill on Matthew 22:44 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 20:41

How say they - See the note on Matthew 22:42-46 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 20:43

Thy footstool - Literally, the footstool of thy feet. They shall not only be so far humbled that the feet may be set on them; but they shall be actually subjected, and put completely under that Christ whom they now despise, and are about to crucify. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 20:40-44

The lowliness and the greatness of Jesus Christ. This is the subject of these verses; but they are suggestive of minor truths. We have— I. A PROOF OF UTTER FALSITY . ( Luke 20:40 .) How came these men to be afraid to ask questions of Christ? Others did not shrink from him, or fear to ask things of him. The children were not afraid of him; nor were "the strangers"—those not of Israel: nor were the women who waited on him and learned of him; nor the simple-hearted and genuine... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 20:41

And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's Son? St. Matthew gives us more details of what went before the following saying of Jesus in which he asserts the Divinity of Messiah. Jesus asked the Pharisees, "What think ye of Christ? whose Son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord," etc.? ( Matthew 22:42-44 ). This is one of the most remarkable sayings of our Lord... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 20:41-44

The question rejecting Christ ' s being David ' s Son. read more

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