Matthew 22:43 (GNV)

Passage

He sayd vnto them, How then doeth Dauid in spirit call him Lord, saying,

Nearby Context

Matthew 22:41 While the Pharises were gathered together, Iesus asked them,

Matthew 22:42 Saying, What thinke ye of Christ? whose sonne is he? They sayd vnto him, Dauids.

Matthew 22:43 He sayd vnto them, How then doeth Dauid in spirit call him Lord, saying,

Matthew 22:44 The Lord sayd to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footestoole?

Matthew 22:45 If then Dauid call him Lord, howe is he his sonne?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "sayd", "vnto", "doeth", "dauid", "call", "lord", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "sayd", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 42's "Saying What thinke ye of Christ whose..." into verse 44's "The Lord sayd to my Lord Sit...", so "Spirit" and "sayd" 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 "Spirit" and "sayd" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.