# Luke 20.42

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 40. <span class="rl-speech">For they durst not any more ask him any question.</span> 41. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">How say they that the Christ is David's son?</span>
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> **42. For David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, <span class="rl-speech">Sit thou on my right hand,</span>**
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> 43. <span class="rl-speech">Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.</span> 44. <span class="rl-speech">David therefore calleth him Lord, and how is he his son?</span> (Luke 20:40-44, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 40. <span class="rl-speech">They didn’t dare to ask him any more questions.</span> 41. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Why do they say that the Christ is David’s son?</span>
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> **42. David himself says in the book of Psalms, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, <span class="rl-speech">“Sit at my right hand,</span>**
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> 43. <span class="rl-speech">until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.”’</span> 44. <span class="rl-speech">“David therefore calls him Lord, so how is he his son?”</span> (Luke 20:40-44, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 40. <span class="rl-speech">And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.</span> 41. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">How say they that Christ is David's son?</span>
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> **42. And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,**
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> 43. Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 44. David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son? (Luke 20:40-44, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 40. <span class="rl-speech">and no more durst they question him anything.</span> 41. And he said unto them, <span class="rl-speech">'How do they say the Christ to be son of David,</span>
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> **42. and David himself saith in the Book of Psalms, The Lord said to my lord, <span class="rl-speech">Sit thou on my right hand,</span>**
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> 43. <span class="rl-speech">till I shall make thine enemies thy footstool;</span> 44. <span class="rl-speech">David, then, doth call him lord, and how is he his son?'</span> (Luke 20:40-44, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Cumulative Case for the Deity of Christ](/codex/cumulative-case-for-the-deity-of-christ/), via [Luke 20.41-44](/codex/luke-20-41-44/)

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Luke 20.34-47](/codex/luke-20-34-47/)
- [Old Testament Christology](/codex/old-testament-witness-to-the-deity-of-christ/), via [Luke 20.41-44](/codex/luke-20-41-44/)
- [Old Testament Witness to the Deity of Christ](/codex/old-testament-witness-to-the-deity-of-christ/), via [Luke 20.41-44](/codex/luke-20-41-44/)

**Lexicon:**

- [H0113 - adon](/codex/h0113-adon/), via [Luke 20.41-44](/codex/luke-20-41-44/)
- [H0136 - adonai](/codex/h0136-adonai/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.