Luke 20:42

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 20:42

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

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 20:41-44

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 20:42

And David himself saith in the Book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand . The Hebrew runs thus: "Jehovah said to my Lord ( Adonai ) . " The Eternal is represented as speaking to Davids Lord, who is also David's Son (this appears clearer in St. Matthew's account, Matthew 22:41-46 ). The Eternal addresses this Person as One raised to sit by him, that is, as a Participator in his all-power, and yet this one is also David's Son! The scribes are asked to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 20:40-44

See the notes at Matthew 22:41-46. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 20:41-47

Luke 20:41-47. How say they that Christ is David’s son, &c. For an elucidation of these verses, see on Matthew 22:41-46; Matthew 23:5-7; Matthew 23:14; and Mark 12:35-40. David therefore calleth him Lord: how is he then his son “This implies both the existence of David in a future state, and the authority of the Messiah over that invisible world into which that prince was removed by death. Else, how great a monarch soever the Messiah might have been, he could not have been properly... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 20:41-44

128. Who is the Messiah? (Matthew 22:41-46; Mark 12:35-37; Luke 20:41-44)Some of the questions that Jesus’ opponents put to him were unimportant, even senseless. He now put to them the really important question: what was their view of the Messiah? Jews understood the Messiah to be the son (descendant) of David, but thought of him almost solely as a political figure who would rule Israel in a golden age. Jesus wanted to show that this view was inadequate. The Messiah was far more than the son of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 20:42

David himself saith , &c. Considering that theLord spoke only what the Father gave Him to speak (Deuteronomy 18:18 , Deuteronomy 18:19 . John 7:16 ; John 8:28 ; John 12:49 ; John 14:10 , John 14:24 ; John 17:8 , John 17:14 ), it is perilously near blasphemyfor a modern critic to say: "nothing can be more mischievous . . . or more irreverent than to drag in the name of our Lord to support a particular view of Biblical criticism. "TheLord's name is not "dragged in". It is He Who is speaking.... read more

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