[This is] a record of the family background of Jesus Christ, the descendant of David, who was the descendant of Abraham. [Note: The following is an incomplete lineage through Jesus’ step-father Joseph].
Luke 20:41 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And Jesus said to them [i.e., the Pharisees. See Matt. 22:41], “How is it that they [i.e., the experts in the Law of Moses. See Mark 12:35] can say that the Christ [i.e., God’s specially chosen one] is the son of David? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But He asked them, How can people say that the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One) is David's Son? American Standard Version (1901) And he said unto them, How say they that the Christ is David’s son? Common English Bible Jesus said to them, “Why do they say that the Christ is David’s son? Catholic Public Domain Version But he said to them: "How can they say that the Christ is the son of David? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he said to them: How say they that Christ is the son of David? |
[This is] a record of the family background of Jesus Christ, the descendant of David, who was the descendant of Abraham. [Note: The following is an incomplete lineage through Jesus’ step-father Joseph].
Now as Jesus moved on from there, two blind men followed Him [i.e., probably being led by sighted persons]. They were shouting, “Have pity on us, son of David!”
Does not Scripture say [Micah 5:2] that the Christ will come as the descendant of King David, and from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?”
Since he was a prophet and knew that God had pledged His word that one of his [i.e., David’s] descendants would sit on his throne [as king],
“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you people about these things for [the benefit of] the churches [See 1:4]. I am the Root and the descendant of King David, the bright Morning Star.”