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Luke 20:41–44

Whose Son Is the Christ?

41 pBut he said to them, How can they say that qthe Christ is qDavid’s son? 42 For David himself says in the Book of Psalms,

r“ ‘The Lord said to my Lord,

Sit at my right hand,

43  until I make your enemies syour footstool.” ’

44 David thus calls him Lord, so thow is he his son?”

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Luke 20:41–44 — The New International Version (NIV)

41 Then Jesus said to them, Why is it said that the Messiah is the son of David? 42 David himself declares in the Book of Psalms:

“ ‘The Lord said to my Lord:

Sit at my right hand

43 until I make your enemies

a footstool for your feet.” ’

44 David calls himLord.’ How then can he be his son?”

Luke 20:41–44 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

41 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son? 42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 44 David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

Luke 20:41–44 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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 MessiahLord,’ how can the Messiah be his son?”

Luke 20:41–44 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

41 And He said to them, How can they say that the Christ is the Son of David? 42 Now David himself said in the Book of Psalms:

The Lord said to my Lord,

Sit at My right hand,

43 Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’

44 Therefore David calls Him Lord; how is He then his Son?”

Luke 20:41–44 — New Century Version (NCV)

41 Then Jesus said, “Why do people say that the Christ is the Son of David? 42 In the book of Psalms, David himself says:

‘The Lord said to my Lord,

“Sit by me at my right side,

43 until I put your enemies under your control.” ’

44 David calls the Christ ‘Lord,’ so how can the Christ be his son?”

Luke 20:41–44 — American Standard Version (ASV)

41 And he said unto them, How say they that the Christ is David’s son?

42 For David himself saith in the book of Psalms,

The Lord said unto my Lord,

Sit thou on my right hand,

43 Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet. 44 David therefore calleth him Lord, and how is he his son?

Luke 20:41–44 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

41 And he said to them, How do they say that the Christ is David’s son, 42 and David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand 43 until I put thine enemies as footstool of thy feet? 44 David therefore calls him Lord, and how is he his son?

Luke 20:41–44 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

41 Jesus said to them, “How can people say that the Messiah is David’s son? 42 David says in the book of Psalms, 

‘The Lord said to my Lord, 

“Take the honored position—the one next to me [God the Father] on the heavenly throne— 

43 until I put your enemies under your control.” ’ 

44 David calls him Lord. So how can he be his son?” 

Luke 20:41–44 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

41 Then He said to them, How can they say that the Messiah is the Son of David? 42 For David himself says in the Book of Psalms:

The Lord declared to my Lord,

Sit at My right hand

43 until I make Your enemies Your footstool.’

44 David calls HimLord’; how then can the Messiah be his Son?”

Luke 20:41–44 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

41 Then he said to them, How can they say that the Messiah is David’s son? 42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms,

The Lord said to my Lord,

Sit at my right hand,

43 until I make your enemies your footstool.” ’

44 David thus calls him Lord; so how can he be his son?”

Luke 20:41–44 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

41 But he said to them, “In what sense do they say that the Christ is David’s son? 42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms,

‘The Lord said to my Lord,

“Sit at my right hand,

43 until I make your enemies

a footstool for your feet.” ’

44 David therefore calls him ‘Lord,’ and how is he his son?”

Luke 20:41–44 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

41 Jesus said to them, “Why do people say that the Christ is the Son of David? 42 David himself says in the Book of Psalms,

“ ‘The Lord said to my Lord,

“Sit at my right hand

43 until I put your enemies

under your control.” ’

44 David calls him ‘Lord.’ So how can he be David’s son?”

Luke 20:41–44 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

41 Then He said to them, How is it that they say the Christ is David’s son?

42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms,

The Lord said to my Lord,

Sit at My right hand,

43 Until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.” ’

44 Therefore David calls HimLord,’ and how is He his son?”


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