Luke 20:44

44 David, then, doth call him lord, and how is he his son?'

Luke 20:44 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 20:44

David therefore called him Lord
Or, "my Lord", as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions read; or, "his Lord", as the Arabic version. This is the inference from the words before cited ( Psalms 110:1 ) , upon which the following question is asked, how is he then his son?
how can these things be reconciled? in what sense can he be both his Lord and son? (See Gill on Matthew 22:45).

Luke 20:44 In-Context

42 and David himself saith in the Book of Psalms, The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

43 till I shall make thine enemies thy footstool;

44 David, then, doth call him lord, and how is he his son?'

45 And, all the people hearing, he said to his disciples,

46 `Take heed of the scribes, who are wishing to walk in long robes, and are loving salutations in the markets, and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in the suppers,