The question rejecting Christ's being David's Son.
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Luke 20:41-44
The Pulpit Commentary on Luke 20:41-44
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 20:1-47EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Luke 20:39-47The scribes commended the reply Christ made to the Sadducees about the resurrection, but they were silenced by a question concerning the Messiah. Christ, as God, was David's Lord; but Christ, as man, was David's son. Th…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Scribes ConfoundedTHE SCRIBES CONFOUNDED. 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 ha…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 20:40-44The 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 q…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 20:41And 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,…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 20:42And 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…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Luke 20:44David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his Son? That Jesus was the acknowledged descendant of David during his earthly ministry, is indisputable; we need but refer to the cries of the populace on Palm Sunday,…Joseph S. Exell and contributors