Luke 20:43

Luke 20:43 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
• New International Version (NIV)until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.” ’
• English Standard Version (ESV)until I make your enemies your footstool."'
• New King James Version (NKJV)Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’

Context of Luke 20:43

41And he said to them, How do they say that the Christ is David's son, 42and David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand until I put thine enemies [as] footstool of thy feet? 44David therefore calls him Lord, and how is he his son? 45And, as all the people were listening, he said to his disciples,

Luke 20:43 word by word

ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου.Read the interlinear

• putτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• enemiesἐχθρόςechthros · enemyG2190
• footstoolὑποπόδιονhupopodion · footstoolG5286
• feetπούςpous · footG4228

Cross-references for Luke 20:43

• Luke 19:27Moreover those mine enemies, who would not [have] me to reign over them, bring them here and slay [them] before me.
• Psalms 2:1Why are the nations in tumultuous agitation, and [why] do the peoples meditate a vain thing?
• Psalms 21:8Thy hand shall find out all thine enemies; thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
• Psalms 72:9The dwellers in the desert shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust.
• Psalms 109:4For my love they are mine adversaries; but I [give myself unto] prayer.
• Psalms 110:5The Lord at thy right hand will smite through kings in the day of his anger.
• Revelation 19:14And the armies which [are] in the heaven followed him upon white horses, clad in white, pure, fine linen.

Commentaries on Luke 20:43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 43Thy 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 the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40-44Verses 40-44 See the notes at Matthew 22:41-46.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 39-47Verses 39-47 The 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. The scribes would receive the severest judgement for defrauding the poor widows, and for their abuse of religion, particularly of prayer, which they used as a pretence for carrying on worldly and wicked plans. Dissembled piety is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 42-43Jesus quotes Psalm 110:1. By quoting this verse, Jesus shows that the Messiah (God's chosen leader) is more than a descendant of David. The Messiah is also David’s Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 41-4741. said, &c.--"What think ye of Christ [the promised and expected Messiah]? Whose son is He [to be]? They say unto Him, The son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit [by the Holy Ghost, Mr 12:36] call Him Lord?" (Mt 22:42, 43). The difficulty can only be solved by the higher and lower--the divine and human natures of our Lord (Mt 1:23). Mark the testimony here given to the inspiration of the Old Testament (compare Lu 24:44).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 20:43

• Jesus, the Christ
• Quotations and Allusions
• Stool

In the dictionaries

• Footstool
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on Luke 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings