Verse 42
Matthew 22:42
Free Bible Version
42
If David called him Lord, how can he be his son?”
Original Language Text
greek
λέγων· Τί ὑμῖν δοκεῖ περὶ τοῦ χριστοῦ; τίνος υἱός ἐστιν; λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· Τοῦ Δαυίδ.
English Translation
Saying, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" They say to him, "David's."
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Chapter 22 Context
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“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who organized a wedding celebration for his son,” Yashua (Jesu...
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“He sent out his servants to everyone who was invited to the wedding to tell them to come, but they...
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So he sent out more servants, with the instructions, ‘Tell those who are invited that I've prepared...
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But they ignored the invitation and left. One went to his fields; another to take care of his busine...
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The rest grabbed the king's servants, mistreated them, and killed them.
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The king became furious. He sent his soldiers to destroy those murderers and burn down their town.
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Then the king said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those who were invited didn't...
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Go into the streets and invite everyone you find to come to the wedding.’
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So the servants went out into the streets and brought back everyone they could find, both the good a...
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But when the king came in to meet the guests, he noticed a man who didn't have a wedding robe on.
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He asked him, ‘My friend, how did you get in here without a wedding robe?’ The man had nothing to sa...
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Then the king told his servants, ‘Bind his hands and feet, and throw him out into the dark, where th...
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For many are invited, but few are chosen.”
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14
They sent their disciples to him, together with some of Herod's supporters. “Teacher, we know you ar...
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15
So let us know your opinion. Is it right to pay Caesar's taxes, or not?”
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Yashua (Jesus) knew their motives were evil. He asked them, “Why are you trying to trap me, you hypo...
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Show me the coin that is used to pay the tax.” They brought a denarius coin to him.
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“Whose image and whose title is inscribed here?” he asked them.
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“Caesar's,” they replied. “You should give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God (Elohim...
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When they heard Yashua (Jesus)' answer they were stunned. They went away and left him.
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21
Later the same day some Sadducees came to see him. (They are the ones who say there's no resurrectio...
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22
They asked him, “Teacher, Moses said that if a married man dies without having children, his brother...
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23
Well, once there were seven brothers here with us. The first married, and died, and since he had no...
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The same thing happened to the second and third husband, right up to the seventh.
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So when the resurrection takes place, whose wife of the seven brothers will she be, for she married...
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Yashua (Jesus) replied, “Your mistake is you don't know Scripture or what God (Elohim) can do.
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For in the resurrection people don't marry, and they aren't given in marriage either—they're like th...
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As for the resurrection of the dead—haven't you read what God (Elohim) said to you,
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‘I am the God (Elohim) of Abraham, and the God (Elohim) of Isaac, and the God (Elohim) of Jacob’? He...
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When the crowds heard what he said, they were amazed at his teaching.
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When the Pharisees heard that he'd left the Sadducees speechless, they got together and went to ask...
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One of them, who was a legal expert, asked him a question to try to trap him:
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“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the law?”
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Yashua (Jesus) told them, “‘Love the Lord your God (Elohim) in all you think, in all you feel, and i...
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This is the greatest commandment, the first commandment.
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The second is just like it, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
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All biblical law and the writings of the prophets depend on these two commandments.”
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While the Pharisees were gathered there, Yashua (Jesus) asked them a question.
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“What do you think about the Messiah?” he asked. “Whose son is he?” “The son of David,” they replied...
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“But how can David under inspiration call him ‘Lord’?” Yashua (Jesus) asked them. “He says,
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41
‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit down at my right hand until I defeat all your enemies.’
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42
If David called him Lord, how can he be his son?”
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Nobody could answer him, and from then on nobody dared to ask him any more questions.
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