New English Translation
Matthew 22:41
41While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them a question:
Matthew 22:41 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
- New International Version (NIV)While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
- New King James Version (NKJV)While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
Context of Matthew 22:41
39The second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40All the law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.” While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them a question: 42“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said, “The son of David.” 43He said to them, “How then does David by the Spirit call him ‘Lord,’ saying,
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Συνηγμένων δὲ τῶν Φαρισαίων ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτοὺς ὁ ἸησοῦςRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Matthew 22:41
- Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words.
- Mark 12:35While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he said, “How is it that the experts in the law say that the Christ is David’s son?
- Luke 20:41But he said to them, “How is it that they say that the Christ is David’s son?
Commentaries on Matthew 22:41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41While the Pharisees were gathered together - Jesus asks a question in his turn, utterly to confound them, and to show the people that the source of all the captious questions of his opponents was their ignorance of the prophecies relative to the Messiah.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41-46Verses 41-46 Jesus proposes a question concerning the Messiah - See also Mark 12:35-37; Luke 20:41-44. Matthew 22:41 While the Pharisees - Jesus, having confounded the great sects of the Jews, proceeds, in his turn, to propose to them a question for their solution. This was done, not for the purpose of vain parade and triumph, but: 1.to show them how ignorant they were of their prophecies. 2.to humble them in view of their ignorance. 3.to bring to their…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-46Verses 41-46 When Christ baffled his enemies, he asked what thoughts they had of the promised Messiah? How he could be the Son of David and yet his Lord? He quotes Psa 110:1. If the Christ was to be a mere man, who would not exist till many ages after David's death, how could his forefather call him Lord? The Pharisees could not answer it. Nor can any solve the difficulty except he allows the Messiah to be the Son of God, and David's Lord equally with the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41-46After Jesus defended himself against the traps of his opponents (21:23–22:40), he asked them a question. How can the Messiah be called both the son of David and also the Lord of David (Psalm 110:1).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 22
- 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
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