Matthew 22:41-45

Christian Standard Bible

The Question about the Messiah

⁴¹ While the Pharisees were together, Jesus questioned them,^{(A) 42} “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”

They replied, “David’s.”

⁴³ He asked them, “How is it then that David, inspired by the Spirit,^[a] calls him ‘Lord’:^(B)

⁴⁵ “If David calls him ‘Lord,’ how, then, can he be his son?”