Whose Son Is the Christ?
Luke 20:44
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Thus David calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”
- KJV
- David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?
- WEB
- “David therefore calls him Lord, so how is he his son?”
- ASV
- David therefore calleth him Lord, and how is he his son?
- LSV
- David, then, calls Him Lord, and how is He his son?”
- YLT
- David, then, doth call him lord, and how is he his son?'
- DBY
- David therefore calls him Lord, and how is he his son?
- DRC
- David then calleth him Lord: and how is he his son?
- GNV
- Seeing Dauid called him Lord, howe is he then his sonne?
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
- Spelling of Δαυὶδ: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: Δαυεὶδ; Textus Receptus: Δαβὶδ.
- Word order: SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles place κύριον elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Tyndale House, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place αὐτοῦ elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
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- SBLGNT: αὐτὸν κύριον. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles read αὐτὸν κύριον; Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read κύριον αὐτὸν.
- SBLGNT: αὐτοῦ υἱός. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αὐτοῦ υἱός; Robinson–Pierpont read υἱὸς αὐτοῦ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Δαυὶδ οὖν αὐτὸν κύριον καλεῖ, καὶ πῶς αὐτοῦ υἱός ἐστιν;
- RP2018
- Δαυὶδ οὖν κύριον αὐτὸν καλεῖ, καὶ πῶς υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἐστιν;
- TR-Boyd
- Δαβὶδ οὖν Κύριον αὐτὸν καλεῖ, καὶ πῶς υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἐστιν;
- SCR1894
- δαβιδ ουν κυριον αυτον καλει και πως υιος αυτου εστιν
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Cross-references most cited first
- Luke 1:31–35Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, and He…
- Luke 2:11Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
- Revelation 22:16“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”
- Galatians 4:4But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
- Matthew 1:23“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
- 1 Timothy 3:16By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up…
- Romans 9:5Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
- Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
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