Matthew 22:42
New International Version
“What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” “The son of David,” they replied.

New Living Translation
“What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They replied, “He is the son of David.”

English Standard Version
saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.”

Berean Standard Bible
“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.

Berean Literal Bible
saying, "What do you think concerning the Christ? Of whom is He son?" They say to Him, "Of David."

King James Bible
Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.

New King James Version
saying, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?” They said to Him, “The Son of David.”

New American Standard Bible
“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” They said to Him, “The son of David.”

NASB 1995
“What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He?” They said to Him, “The son of David.”

NASB 1977
saying, “What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He?” They said to Him, “The son of David.”

Legacy Standard Bible
saying, “What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He?” They said to Him, “The son of David.”

Amplified Bible
“What do you [Pharisees] think of the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed)? Whose Son is He?” They said to Him, “The son of David.”

Christian Standard Bible
“What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he? ” They replied, “David’s.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“What do you think about the Messiah? Whose Son is He?"” David’s,” they told Him.

American Standard Version
saying, What think ye of the Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.

Contemporary English Version
"What do you think about the Messiah? Whose family will he come from?" They answered, "He will be a son of King David."

English Revised Version
saying, What think ye of the Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?" They answered him, "David's."

Good News Translation
"What do you think about the Messiah? Whose descendant is he?" "He is David's descendant," they answered.

International Standard Version
"What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?" They told him, "David's."

Majority Standard Bible
?What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?? ?David?s,? they answered.

NET Bible
"What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said, "The son of David."

New Heart English Bible
saying, "What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "Of David."

Webster's Bible Translation
Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The son of David.

Weymouth New Testament
"What think you about the Christ," He said, "whose son is He?" "David's," they replied.

World English Bible
saying, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “Of David.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
saying, “What do you think concerning the Christ? Of whom is He Son?” They say to Him, “Of David.”

Berean Literal Bible
saying, "What do you think concerning the Christ? Of whom is He son?" They say to Him, "Of David."

Young's Literal Translation
saying, 'What do ye think concerning the Christ? of whom is he son?' They say to him, 'Of David.'

Smith's Literal Translation
Saying, What seems to you about Christ? Whose son is he They say to him, David's.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Saying: What think you of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him: David's.

Catholic Public Domain Version
saying: “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “David’s.”

New American Bible
saying, “What is your opinion about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They replied, “David’s.”

New Revised Standard Version
“What do you think of the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And he said, What do you say concerning the Christ? whose son is he? They said to him, son of David.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And he said, “What are you saying about The Messiah? Whose Son is He?” They were saying to him, “The Son of David.”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
saying: What think you of the Christ? whose son is he? They said to him: The son of David.

Godbey New Testament
saying, What seems to you concerning the Christ? whose son is He? They say to Him, Of David.

Haweis New Testament
saying, What think ye of the Messiah, whose son is he? They say unto him, David?s.

Mace New Testament
what think ye of Christ? whose son is he to be? they answered, David's.

Weymouth New Testament
"What think you about the Christ," He said, "whose son is He?" "David's," they replied.

Worrell New Testament
saying, "What think ye concerning the Christ? Whose Son is He?" They say to Him, "David's."

Worsley New Testament
saying, What think ye of the Messiah? whose son is He? They say unto Him, David's.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Whose Son is the Christ?
41While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them: 42 “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” David’s,” they answered. 43Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:…

Cross References
Psalm 110:1
A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

2 Samuel 7:12-13
And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

Isaiah 9:6-7
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. / Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.

Jeremiah 23:5-6
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.

Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.

Isaiah 11:1-2
Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. / The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.

Psalm 132:11
The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.

Acts 2:34-36
For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand / until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’ / Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”

Romans 1:3-4
regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, / and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

Hebrews 1:13
Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?

Luke 1:32-33
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, / and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”

John 7:42
Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”

Revelation 22:16
“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”

Mark 12:35-37
While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David? / Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’ / David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.

Luke 20:41-44
Then Jesus declared, “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David? / For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand / until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’ ...


Treasury of Scripture

Saying, What think you of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The son of David.

What.

Matthew 2:4-6
And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born…

Matthew 14:33
Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

Matthew 16:13-17
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? …

The Son.

Matthew 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 21:9
And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

Isaiah 7:13,14
And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? …

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Matthew 22
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9. The vocation of the Gentiles.
12. The punishment of him who lacked a wedding garment.
15. Tribute ought to be paid to Caesar.
23. Jesus confutes the Sadducees for the resurrection;
34. answers which is the first and great commandment;
41. and puzzles the Pharisees by a question about the Messiah.














What do you think
This phrase invites personal reflection and introspection. In the Greek, the word for "think" is "δοκεῖτε" (dokeite), which implies an opinion or judgment. Jesus is challenging the Pharisees to consider their understanding and beliefs about the Messiah. This question is not just about intellectual assent but about a deeper, heart-level acknowledgment of who the Christ is. It encourages believers to examine their own beliefs and understanding of Jesus, urging a personal and transformative encounter with Him.

about the Christ?
The term "Christ" comes from the Greek "Χριστός" (Christos), meaning "Anointed One," equivalent to the Hebrew "Messiah." This title is rich with Old Testament significance, pointing to the promised deliverer and king from the line of David. The question of Jesus' identity as the Christ is central to Christian faith, as it affirms His role as the Savior and the fulfillment of messianic prophecies. Historically, the Jewish expectation of the Messiah was a political and military leader, but Jesus redefined this role through His life, death, and resurrection.

Whose son is He?
This question addresses the lineage and identity of the Messiah. In Jewish tradition, the Messiah was expected to be a descendant of King David, as prophesied in scriptures like 2 Samuel 7:12-16 and Isaiah 11:1. The Pharisees' response to this question reveals their limited understanding of the Messiah's nature. While they correctly identify the Messiah as the "son of David," they fail to grasp the full divine nature of Christ as the Son of God. This question challenges believers to recognize Jesus' dual nature as both fully human and fully divine, a cornerstone of Christian doctrine.

(42) The son of David.--Both question and answer gain a fresh significance from the fact that the name had been so recently uttered in the Hosannas of the multitude (Matthew 21:9; Matthew 21:15). The Pharisees are ready at once with the traditional answer; but they have never asked themselves whether it conveyed the whole truth, whether it could be reconciled, and if so, how, with the language of predictions that were confessedly Messianic.

Verse 42. - What think ye of Christ? τοῦ Ξριστοῦ, the Christ, the Messiah. What is your belief? What do you, the teachers of the people and the careful interpreters of Scripture, opine concerning the Messiah? Whose Son is he? This was a question the full bearing of which they did not comprehend, thinking that it referred only to his earthly descent. In their partial knowledge, perhaps half contemptuously, as to an inquiry familiar to all, they say unto him, The Son of David. So all prophecy had said, as they very well knew (Matthew 1:1).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
“What
Τί (Ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

{do} you
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

think
δοκεῖ (dokei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1380: A prolonged form of a primary verb, doko dok'-o of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem.

about
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Christ?
Χριστοῦ (Christou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

Whose
τίνος (tinos)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

son
υἱός (huios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

is He?”
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

“David’s,”
Δαυίδ (Dauid)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 1138: David, King of Israel. Of Hebrew origin; Dabid, the Israelite king.

they answered.
Λέγουσιν (Legousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.


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