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He said to them, "Why do they say that the Christ is David`s son?
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Jesus Challenges the Experts
Commentators explain that when Jesus asks, "How say they...", the "they" refers to the religious experts—the scribes and Pharisees. After they had tried and failed to trap him with questions, Jesus turns the tables and begins to question their own theological understanding.
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How say they? (Πως λεγουσιν; ). The Pharisees had rallied in glee and one of their number, a lawyer, had made a feeble contributio…
19th Century
Anglican
How say they that Christ is David’s son?—Better, that the Christ. See Notes on Matthew 22:41-46;[Reference Mark …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said to them The Ethiopic version reads, "to the Pharisees"; and so it appears, that it was to them he spoke,…
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Presbyterian
The scribes commended the reply Christ made to the Sadducees about the resurrection, but they were silenced by a question concerning the Messiah. C…
