Luke 20:44

New Living Translation

Since David called the Messiah ‘Lord,' how can the Messiah be his son?"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
David calls him ‘Lord’; how then can the Christ be his son?”

King James Version (1611)
Dauid therefore calleth him, Lord, how is he then his sonne?

King James Version
David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

English Standard Version
David thus calls him Lord, so how is he his son?"

New American Standard Bible
"Therefore David calls Him 'Lord,' and so how is He his son?"

New Century Version
David calls the Christ ‘Lord,' so how can the Christ be his son?"

Amplified Bible
"So David calls Him (the Son) 'Lord,' and how then is He David's son?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Therefore David calls Him 'Lord,' and how is He his son?"

Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore David calls Him ‘Lord,' so how is He his son?"

Berean Standard Bible
So if David calls Him Lord, how can He be David's son?"

Contemporary English Version
David spoke of the Messiah as his Lord, so how can the Messiah be his son?"

Complete Jewish Bible
David thus calls him ‘Lord.' So how can he be David's son?"

Darby Translation
David therefore calls him Lord, and how is he his son?

Easy-to-Read Version
David calls the Messiah ‘Lord.' So how can the Messiah also be David's son?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Seeing Dauid called him Lord, howe is he then his sonne?

George Lamsa Translation
If, therefore David calls him my Lord, how then can he be his son?

Good News Translation
David called him ‘Lord'; how, then, can the Messiah be David's descendant?"

Lexham English Bible
David therefore calls him ‘Lord,' and how is he his son?"

Literal Translation
Then David calls Him Lord. And how is He his son?

American Standard Version
David therefore calleth him Lord, and how is he his son?

Bible in Basic English
David then gives him the name of Lord, so how is it possible for him to be his son?

Hebrew Names Version
"David therefore calls him Lord, so how is he his son?"

International Standard Version
So David calls him 'Lord.' Then how can he be his son?"

Etheridge Translation
If David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he his son ?

Murdock Translation
If David, therefore, called him, My Lord; how is he his son?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Dauid therfore calleth hym Lorde, & howe is he then his sonne?

English Revised Version
David therefore calleth him Lord, and how is he his son?

World English Bible
"David therefore calls him Lord, so how is he his son?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
David therefore calleth him Lord: How is he then his son?

Weymouth's New Testament
"David himself therefore calls Him Lord, and how can He be his son?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Dauid clepith hym lord, and hou is he his sone?

Update Bible Version
David therefore calls him Lord, and how is he his son?

Webster's Bible Translation
David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

New English Translation
If David then calls him ‘Lord,' how can he be his son?"

New King James Version
Therefore David calls Him "Lord'; how is He then his Son?"

New Life Bible
David calls Him, ‘Lord!' Then how can He be his son?"

New Revised Standard
David thus calls him Lord; so how can he be his son?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
David, therefore, calleth, him Lord: How, then, his son, is he?

Douay-Rheims Bible
David then calleth him Lord. And how is he his son?

Revised Standard Version
David thus calls him Lord; so how is he his son?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Seinge David calleth him Lorde: How is he then his sonne.

Young's Literal Translation
David, then, doth call him lord, and how is he his son?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Dauid calleth him LORDE, how is he then his sonne?

Mace New Testament (1729)
if then David stiles the Messiah his Lord, how can he be descended from David?

Simplified Cowboy Version
"If the Top Hand is God's Son, how can he be David's?"

Contextual Overview

³⁹ "Well said, Teacher!" remarked some of the teachers of religious law who were standing there. ⁴⁰ And then no one dared to ask him any more questions. ⁴¹ Then Jesus presented them with a question. "Why is it," he asked, "that the Messiah is said to be the son of David? ⁴² For David himself wrote in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit in the place of honor at my right hand ⁴³ until I humble your enemies, making them a footstool under your feet.' ⁴⁴ Since David called the Messiah ‘Lord,' how can the Messiah be his son?" ⁴⁵ Then, with the crowds listening, he turned to his disciples and said, ⁴⁶ "Beware of these teachers of religious law! For they like to parade around in flowing robes and love to receive respectful greetings as they walk in the marketplaces. And how they love the seats of honor in the synagogues and the head table at banquets. ⁴⁷ Yet they shamelessly cheat widows out of their property and then pretend to be pious by making long prayers in public. Because of this, they will be severely punished."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

how: Luke 1:31-35, Luke 2:11, Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, Romans 9:5, Galatians 4:4, 1 Timothy 3:16, Revelation 22:16

Gill's Notes on the Bible

David therefore called him Lord,.... Or, "my Lord", as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions read; or, "his Lord", as the Arabic version. This is the inference from the words before cited

Psalms 110:1, upon which the following question is asked,

how is he then his son? how can these things be reconciled? in what sense can he be both his Lord and son?

Psalms 110:1- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 22:41-46.