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Luke 20:41

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

KJV

Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς· πῶς λέγουσιν τὸν Χριστὸν εἶναι Δαυεὶδ υἱόν,

Greek NT

Dixit autem ad illos : Quomodo dicunt Christum filium esse David ?

Vulgate

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

ASV

But he said to them: How say they that Christ is the son of David?

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Δαβίδ
dabid
noun · 59×
Χριστός
christos
noun · 530×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
πῶς
pos
adverb · 104×
υἱός
uios
noun · 375×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: εἶναι Δαυὶδ υἱόν | WH/NIV: εἶναι Δαυὶδ υἱόν | Treg/RP: υἱὸν Δαυὶδ εἶναι
  • εἶναι Δαυὶδ υἱόνSBLGNT
  • εἶναι Δαυὶδ υἱόνWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • υἱὸν Δαυὶδ εἶναιTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 2:30 — Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
  • Isa 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prin
  • Isa 11:1 — And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
  • Jer 23:5 — Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
  • Jer 33:15 — In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
  • John 7:42 — Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
  • Luke 2:11 — For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
  • Luke 18:38 — And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
  • Luke 22:68 — And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let me go.
  • Mark 12:35 — And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?
  • Mark 12:35 — And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?
  • Matt 1:1 — The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
  • Matt 9:27 — And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
  • Matt 22:41 — While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
  • Matt 22:41 — While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
  • Rom 1:3 — Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;