Matthew 22:42 (WEB)

Passage

saying, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “Of David.”

Nearby Context

Matthew 22:40 The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.”

Matthew 22:41 Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,

Matthew 22:42 saying, “What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “Of David.”

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

Matthew 22:44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet?’Psalm 110:1

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saying", "think", "christ", "whose", "said", and "david". 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 "Now while the Pharisees were gathered together..." into verse 43's "He said 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.