The Question about the Messiah^(A)

³⁵ As Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he asked the question, “How can the teachers of the Law say that the Messiah will be the descendant of David? ^36 (B)The Holy Spirit inspired David to say:

³⁷ David himself called him ‘Lord’; so how can the Messiah be David's descendant?”

Jesus Warns against the Teachers of the Law^(C)

A large crowd was listening to Jesus gladly.

The Question about the Messiah^(A)

⁴¹ Jesus asked them, “How can it be said that the Messiah will be the descendant of David? ^42 (B)For David himself says in the book of Psalms,

⁴⁴ David called him ‘Lord’; how, then, can the Messiah be David's descendant?”