Luke 20:42

“For David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand”
Luke 20:42 · direct translation from the Greek

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ForγὰρDavidΔαυὶδhimselfαὐτὸςsaysλέγειinἐνthe bookβίβλῳof Psalms,ψαλμῶν‘The LordκύριοςsaidΕἶπενto myτῷ μουLord,κυρίῳ“SitΚάθουatἐκmyμουright handδεξιῶν

Quotation · Psalms 110:1

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Psalm 110:1 is quoted: “YHWH declares to my lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” In the Hebrew, the first “Lord” is YHWH and the second, adoni.

Formula: αὐτὸς γὰρ Δαυὶδ λέγει ἐν βίβλῳ ψαλμῶν “for David himself says in the book of Psalms” (Luke 20:42)

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Greek of the New Testament: αὐτὸς γὰρ Δαυὶδ λέγει ἐν βίβλῳ ψαλμῶν Εἶπεν κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου

Hebrew (Masoretic text): לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר נְאֻם יְהוָה לַאדֹנִי שֵׁב לִימִינִי עַד אָשִׁית אֹיְבֶיךָ הֲדֹם לְרַגְלֶיךָ

Septuagint (Psalms 109:1 in the Septuagint numbering): Εἶπεν ὁ κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 18 consecutive words: “κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Luke 20:42, word by word

DavidΔαυὶδDauid

David

David, the king of Israel from whose line God promised a king forever (2 Samuel 7:12-16).

Where else “Dauid” appears

saysλέγειlegei

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “legei” appears

the bookβίβλῳbiblōi

book

Book, written scroll.

Where else “biblōi” appears

of Psalmsψαλμῶνpsalmōn

psalm

Psalm: a song of praise; the book of Psalms.

Where else “psalmōn” appears

‘The Lordκύριοςkyrios

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

Where else “kyrios” appears

“SitΚάθουKathou

reign

To be on the throne, to reign.

Where else “Kathou” appears

right handδεξιῶνdexiōn

right

Right (hand, side).

Where else “dexiōn” appears

Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

Whose son is the Messiah?

Matthew 22:41-46 Mark 12:35-37

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Luke 20:41-44

⁴¹And he said to them, “How do they say that the Messiah is David’s son? ⁴²For David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand ⁴³until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’ ⁴⁴So David calls him Lord; and how is he his son?”

Matthew 22:41-46

⁴¹Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, ⁴²saying, “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They say to him, “David’s.” ⁴³He says to them, “How then does David, in the Spirit, call him Lord, saying, ⁴⁴‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right until I put your enemies under your feet”’? ⁴⁵If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?” ⁴⁶And no one was able to answer him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day to question him any longer.

Mark 12:35-37

³⁵And Jesus responded and said, as he taught in the temple, “How do the scribes say that the Messiah is the son of David? ³⁶David himself said by the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right until I put your enemies under your feet.”’ ³⁷David himself calls him Lord; so how is he his son?” And the large crowd was listening to him gladly.

Quotation · Psalms 110:1

Psalm 110:1 is quoted: “YHWH declares to my lord: Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.” In the Hebrew, the first “Lord” is YHWH and the second, adoni.

See them side by side

Luke 20:42

⁴²For David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand

Psalms 110:1

¹Of David. A psalm. YHWH declares to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”

The context

41And he said to them, “How do they say that the Messiah is David’s son?

42 · This verse (above)

43until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’

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