KJV King James Version
Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, [The Son] of David.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Matthew 22:42
Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, [The Son] of David.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
WEB World English Bible
saying, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “Of David.”
ASV American Standard Version
saying, What think ye of the Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
saying, ‘What do ye think concerning the Christ? of whom is he son?’ They say to him, ‘Of David.’
Surrounding context — Matthew 22
39 And the second [is] like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, [The Son] of David.
43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
44 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
λέγων·G3004 · legōto sayτίG5101 · tiswhich?ὑμῖνG4771 · suyouδοκεῖG1380 · dokeōto thinkπερὶG4012 · periaboutτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoχριστοῦ;G5547 · ChristosChristτίνοςG5101 · tiswhich?υἱόςG5207 · uhiossonἐστιν;G1510 · eimito beλέγουσινG3004 · legōto sayαὐτῷ·G846 · autosit/s/heτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoΔαυίδ.¶G1138 · Daueid, Dauid, DabidDavid
Cross-references
Jeremiah 23:5-6Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.Matthew 16:13-17When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?Ezekiel 34:23-24And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, [even] my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.John 6:68-69Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.Amos 9:11In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:Matthew 1:1The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.Isaiah 11:1-4And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:Isaiah 9:6-7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.Isaiah 7:13-14And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; [Is it] a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?Matthew 9:27And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, [Thou] Son of David, have mercy on us.Colossians 3:11Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all.Matthew 21:9And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.Acts 13:22-23And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the [son] of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.Luke 1:69-70And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;John 7:41-42Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?Philippians 2:9-11Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:1 Peter 2:4-7To whom coming, [as unto] a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, [and] precious,Philippians 3:7-10But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
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