Luke 20:41

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then Jesus declared, “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David?”

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BSBPD

“Then Jesus declared, “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he said unto them, `How do they say the Christ to be son of David,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 20:41 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 9:6For 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.
  2. Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
  3. Jeremiah 23:5Behold, 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.
  4. Jeremiah 33:15In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
  5. Jeremiah 33:21then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant and with My ministers the Levites who are priests, so that David will not have a son to reign on his throne.
  6. Matthew 1:1This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
  7. Matthew 22:41While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
  8. Mark 12:35While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
  9. Luke 18:38So he called out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
  10. John 7:42Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
  11. Acts 2:30But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne.
  12. Romans 1:3regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,
  13. 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.”

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