# Matthew 22.41-45

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 39. <span class="rl-speech">And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.</span> 40. <span class="rl-speech">On these two commandments the whole law hangeth, and the prophets.</span>
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> **41. Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, 42. <span class="rl-speech">saying, What think ye of the Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.</span> 43. He saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">How then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,</span> 44. The Lord said unto my Lord, <span class="rl-speech">Sit thou on my right hand, Till I put thine enemies underneath thy feet?</span> 45. <span class="rl-speech">If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son?</span>**
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> 46. <span class="rl-speech">And no one was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.</span> (Matthew 22:39-46, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 39. <span class="rl-speech">A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’</span> 40. <span class="rl-speech">The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”</span>
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> **41. Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, 42. saying, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “Of David.” 43. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,</span> 44. ‘The Lord said to my Lord, <span class="rl-speech">sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet?’</span> 45. <span class="rl-speech">“If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?”</span>**
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> 46. No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forward. (Matthew 22:39-46, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 39. <span class="rl-speech">And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.</span> 40. <span class="rl-speech">On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.</span>
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> **41. While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42. <span class="rl-speech">Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.</span> 43. He saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,</span> 44. <span class="rl-speech">The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?</span> 45. <span class="rl-speech">If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?</span>**
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> 46. <span class="rl-speech">And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.</span> (Matthew 22:39-46, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 39. <span class="rl-speech">and the second [is] like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;</span> 40. <span class="rl-speech">on these, the two commands, all the law and the prophets do hang.'</span>
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> **41. <span class="rl-speech">And the Pharisees having been gathered together, Jesus did question them,</span> 42. <span class="rl-speech">saying, 'What do ye think concerning the Christ? of whom is he son?' They say to him, 'Of David.'</span> 43. He saith to them, <span class="rl-speech">'How then doth David in the Spirit call him lord, saying,</span> 44. The Lord said to my lord, <span class="rl-speech">Sit at my right hand, till I may make thine enemies thy footstool?</span> 45. <span class="rl-speech">If then David doth call him lord, how is he his son?'</span>**
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> 46. <span class="rl-speech">And no one was able to answer him a word, nor durst any from that day question him any more.</span> (Matthew 22:39-46, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** Matthew (traditionally) the tax-collector-apostle / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** Jewish-Christian audience (heavy OT-fulfillment emphasis)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); possibly Antioch (composition)
- **Time period:** events c. 4 BC, AD 30/33; composed c. AD 60-80

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G2424 - Iesous](/codex/g2424-iesous/), *Iesous* (Strong's G2424). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.1](/codex/matthew-1-1/), [Matthew 1.16](/codex/matthew-1-16/), [Matthew 1.18](/codex/matthew-1-18/).
- [G2962 - kyrios](/codex/g2962-kyrios/), *kyrios* (Strong's G2962). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.20](/codex/matthew-1-20/), [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Matthew 6.24](/codex/matthew-6-24/).
- [G4151 - pneuma](/codex/g4151-pneuma/), *pneuma* (Strong's G4151). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.18](/codex/matthew-1-18/), [Matthew 1.20](/codex/matthew-1-20/), [Matthew 3.16](/codex/matthew-3-16/).
- [G5207 - huios](/codex/g5207-huios/), *huios* (Strong's G5207). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.1](/codex/matthew-1-1/), [Matthew 1.20](/codex/matthew-1-20/), [Matthew 1.21](/codex/matthew-1-21/).
- [G5547 - christos](/codex/g5547-christos/), *christos* (Strong's G5547). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.1](/codex/matthew-1-1/), [Matthew 1.16](/codex/matthew-1-16/), [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/).

## 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.

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from the Question-Asking Asymmetry](/codex/argument-from-the-question-asking-asymmetry/), via [Matthew 22.42](/codex/matthew-22-42/)
- [Cumulative Case for the Deity of Christ](/codex/cumulative-case-for-the-deity-of-christ/), via [Matthew 22.41-46](/codex/matthew-22-41-46/)

**Concepts:**

- [Christianity](/codex/christianity/), via [Matthew 22.41-46](/codex/matthew-22-41-46/)
- [Davidic Covenant](/codex/2-samuel-7-14/)
- [Divine Wipeouts and Their Justification](/codex/divine-wipeouts-and-their-justification/), via [Matthew 22.41-46](/codex/matthew-22-41-46/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 22](/codex/matthew-22/)
- [Messianic Prophecy](/codex/messianic-prophecy/), via [Matthew 22.41-46](/codex/matthew-22-41-46/)
- [Old Testament Christology](/codex/old-testament-witness-to-the-deity-of-christ/), via [Matthew 22.41-46](/codex/matthew-22-41-46/)
- [Old Testament Witness to the Deity of Christ](/codex/old-testament-witness-to-the-deity-of-christ/), via [Matthew 22.41-46](/codex/matthew-22-41-46/)
- [OT Authorship and Prophetic Tradition](/codex/ot-authorship-and-prophetic-tradition/), via [Matthew 22.43-45](/codex/matthew-22-43-45/)

**People:**

- [David](/codex/david/), via [Matthew 22.41-46](/codex/matthew-22-41-46/), [Matthew 22.43-45](/codex/matthew-22-43-45/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G2962 - kyrios](/codex/g2962-kyrios/), via [Matthew 22.43-45](/codex/matthew-22-43-45/)
- [G5547 - christos](/codex/g5547-christos/), via [Matthew 22.41-42](/codex/matthew-22-41-42/)
- [H0113 - adon](/codex/h0113-adon/), via [Matthew 22.41-46](/codex/matthew-22-41-46/)
- [H0136 - adonai](/codex/h0136-adonai/), via [Matthew 22.41-46](/codex/matthew-22-41-46/), [Matthew 22.43-45](/codex/matthew-22-43-45/)

**Passages:**

- [2 Samuel 7.12-14](/codex/2-samuel-7-12-14/)
- [Matthew 1.1](/codex/matthew-1-1/)

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