Matthew 22:42 (DBY)

Passage

saying, What think ye concerning the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, David's.

Nearby Context

Matthew 22:40 On these two commandments the whole law and the prophets hang.

Matthew 22:41 And the Pharisees being gathered together, Jesus demanded of them,

Matthew 22:42 saying, What think ye concerning the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, David's.

Matthew 22:43 He says to them, How then does David in Spirit call him Lord, saying,

Matthew 22:44 The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand until I put thine enemies under thy feet?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saying", "think", "concerning", "christ", "whose", and "david's". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saying" and "think", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 41's "And the Pharisees being gathered together Jesus..." into verse 43's "He says to them How then does...", so "saying" and "think" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "saying" and "think" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.