Luke 20:44

Contemporary English Version

David spoke of the Messiah as his Lord, so how can the Messiah be his son?"

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
David calls him ‘Lord’; how then can the Christ be his son?”

King James Version (1611)
Dauid therefore calleth him, Lord, how is he then his sonne?

King James Version
David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

English Standard Version
David thus calls him Lord, so how is he his son?"

New American Standard Bible
"Therefore David calls Him 'Lord,' and so how is He his son?"

New Century Version
David calls the Christ ‘Lord,' so how can the Christ be his son?"

Amplified Bible
"So David calls Him (the Son) 'Lord,' and how then is He David's son?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Therefore David calls Him 'Lord,' and how is He his son?"

Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore David calls Him ‘Lord,' so how is He his son?"

Berean Standard Bible
So if David calls Him Lord, how can He be David's son?"

Complete Jewish Bible
David thus calls him ‘Lord.' So how can he be David's son?"

Darby Translation
David therefore calls him Lord, and how is he his son?

Easy-to-Read Version
David calls the Messiah ‘Lord.' So how can the Messiah also be David's son?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Seeing Dauid called him Lord, howe is he then his sonne?

George Lamsa Translation
If, therefore David calls him my Lord, how then can he be his son?

Good News Translation
David called him ‘Lord'; how, then, can the Messiah be David's descendant?"

Lexham English Bible
David therefore calls him ‘Lord,' and how is he his son?"

Literal Translation
Then David calls Him Lord. And how is He his son?

American Standard Version
David therefore calleth him Lord, and how is he his son?

Bible in Basic English
David then gives him the name of Lord, so how is it possible for him to be his son?

Hebrew Names Version
"David therefore calls him Lord, so how is he his son?"

International Standard Version
So David calls him 'Lord.' Then how can he be his son?"

Etheridge Translation
If David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he his son ?

Murdock Translation
If David, therefore, called him, My Lord; how is he his son?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Dauid therfore calleth hym Lorde, & howe is he then his sonne?

English Revised Version
David therefore calleth him Lord, and how is he his son?

World English Bible
"David therefore calls him Lord, so how is he his son?"

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
David therefore calleth him Lord: How is he then his son?

Weymouth's New Testament
"David himself therefore calls Him Lord, and how can He be his son?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Dauid clepith hym lord, and hou is he his sone?

Update Bible Version
David therefore calls him Lord, and how is he his son?

Webster's Bible Translation
David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?

New English Translation
If David then calls him ‘Lord,' how can he be his son?"

New King James Version
Therefore David calls Him "Lord'; how is He then his Son?"

New Living Translation
Since David called the Messiah ‘Lord,' how can the Messiah be his son?"

New Life Bible
David calls Him, ‘Lord!' Then how can He be his son?"

New Revised Standard
David thus calls him Lord; so how can he be his son?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
David, therefore, calleth, him Lord: How, then, his son, is he?

Douay-Rheims Bible
David then calleth him Lord. And how is he his son?

Revised Standard Version
David thus calls him Lord; so how is he his son?"

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Seinge David calleth him Lorde: How is he then his sonne.

Young's Literal Translation
David, then, doth call him lord, and how is he his son?'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Dauid calleth him LORDE, how is he then his sonne?

Mace New Testament (1729)
if then David stiles the Messiah his Lord, how can he be descended from David?

Simplified Cowboy Version
"If the Top Hand is God's Son, how can he be David's?"

Contextual Overview

³⁹ Some of the teachers of the Law of Moses said, "Teacher, you have given a good answer!" ⁴⁰ From then on, no one dared to ask Jesus any questions. ⁴¹ Jesus asked, "Why do people say that the Messiah will be the son of King David? ⁴² In the book of Psalms, David himself says, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right side ⁴³ until I make your enemies into a footstool for you.' ⁴⁴ David spoke of the Messiah as his Lord, so how can the Messiah be his son?" ⁴⁵ While everyone was listening to Jesus, he said to his disciples: ⁴⁶ Guard against the teachers of the Law of Moses! They love to walk around in long robes, and they like to be greeted in the market. They want the front seats in the meeting places and the best seats at banquets. ⁴⁷ But they cheat widows out of their homes and then pray long prayers just to show off. These teachers will be punished most of all.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

how: Luke 1:31-35, Luke 2:11, Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, Romans 9:5, Galatians 4:4, 1 Timothy 3:16, Revelation 22:16

Gill's Notes on the Bible

David therefore called him Lord,.... Or, "my Lord", as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions read; or, "his Lord", as the Arabic version. This is the inference from the words before cited

Psalms 110:1, upon which the following question is asked,

how is he then his son? how can these things be reconciled? in what sense can he be both his Lord and son?

Psalms 110:1- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 22:41-46.