Matthew 22:41
New International Version
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

New Living Translation
Then, surrounded by the Pharisees, Jesus asked them a question:

English Standard Version
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,

Berean Standard Bible
While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:

Berean Literal Bible
And the Pharisees having been assembled together, Jesus questioned them,

King James Bible
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

New King James Version
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

New American Standard Bible
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:

NASB 1995
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:

NASB 1977
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,

Legacy Standard Bible
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,

Amplified Bible
Now while the Pharisees were [still] gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:

Christian Standard Bible
While the Pharisees were together, Jesus questioned them,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
While the Pharisees were together, Jesus questioned them,

American Standard Version
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,

Contemporary English Version
While the Pharisees were still there, Jesus asked them,

English Revised Version
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
While the Pharisees were still gathered, Jesus asked them,

Good News Translation
When some Pharisees gathered together, Jesus asked them,

International Standard Version
While the Pharisees were still gathered, Jesus asked them,

Majority Standard Bible
While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:

NET Bible
While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them a question:

New Heart English Bible
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,

Webster's Bible Translation
While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus asked them,

Weymouth New Testament
While the Pharisees were still assembled there, Jesus put a question to them.

World English Bible
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the Pharisees having been gathered together, Jesus questioned them,

Berean Literal Bible
And the Pharisees having been assembled together, Jesus questioned them,

Young's Literal Translation
And the Pharisees having been gathered together, Jesus did question them,

Smith's Literal Translation
And the Pharisees having been gathered together, Jesus asked them,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Pharisees being gathered together, Jesus asked them,

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then, when the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus questioned them,

New American Bible
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus questioned them,

New Revised Standard Version
Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them this question:
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But as the Pharisees were assembled, Yeshua asked them,
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
While the Pharisees were together, Jesus asked them a question,

Godbey New Testament
And the Pharisees being assembled, Jesus asked them,

Haweis New Testament
The Pharisees being then assembled, Jesus put a question to them,

Mace New Testament
While the Pharisees were still assembled, Jesus asked them,

Weymouth New Testament
While the Pharisees were still assembled there, Jesus put a question to them.

Worrell New Testament
And the Pharisees, having been gathered together, Jesus questioned them,

Worsley New Testament
Now while the pharisees were thus gathered together, Jesus asked them,

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Context
Whose Son is the Christ?
40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” 41While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them: 42“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.…

Cross References
Psalm 110:1
A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

Mark 12:35-37
While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David? / Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’ / David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.

Luke 20:41-44
Then Jesus declared, “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David? / For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand / until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’ ...

Acts 2:34-36
For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand / until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’ / Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”

Hebrews 1:13
Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?

Romans 1:3-4
regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh, / and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

Matthew 1:1
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:

2 Samuel 7:12-16
And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ...

Isaiah 9:6-7
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. / Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.

Jeremiah 23:5-6
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. / In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.

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.”

John 7:42
Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”

Acts 13:22-23
After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’ / From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.

Hebrews 10:12-13
But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. / Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet,

1 Corinthians 15:25
For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.


Treasury of Scripture

While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

Matthew 22:15,34
Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk…

Mark 12:35
And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?

Luke 20:41
And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son?

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Matthew 22
1. The parable of the marriage of the king's son.
9. The vocation of the Gentiles.
12. The punishment of him who lacked a wedding garment.
15. Tribute ought to be paid to Caesar.
23. Jesus confutes the Sadducees for the resurrection;
34. answers which is the first and great commandment;
41. and puzzles the Pharisees by a question about the Messiah.














While the Pharisees were assembled
The Pharisees were a prominent religious group in first-century Judaism, known for their strict adherence to the Law and traditions. The Greek word for "assembled" (συνηγμένων) suggests a gathering or coming together, often for a specific purpose. Historically, the Pharisees were influential in the synagogues and among the people, often seen as protectors of Jewish law and tradition. This assembly indicates a formal setting, possibly in the temple courts, where religious discussions and debates were common. The Pharisees' presence here sets the stage for a significant theological exchange, highlighting their role as both religious leaders and opponents of Jesus.

Jesus questioned them
The act of questioning by Jesus is a common rabbinic method used to provoke thought and reveal deeper truths. The Greek word for "questioned" (ἐπηρώτησεν) implies a deliberate and purposeful inquiry. Jesus often used questions to challenge prevailing interpretations of the Law and to reveal the hearts of His listeners. In this context, Jesus' questioning of the Pharisees is not merely an intellectual exercise but a profound engagement with their understanding of the Messiah. This moment is pivotal, as it demonstrates Jesus' authority and wisdom, inviting the Pharisees to reconsider their preconceived notions about the Messiah's identity. Through this questioning, Jesus seeks to lead them—and us—into a deeper understanding of His divine nature and mission.

(41) While the Pharisees were gathered together.--St. Mark and St. Luke add here, as St. Matthew does in Matthew 22:46, that "no man dared ask Him any more questions." They have recourse from this time forth to measures of another kind, and fall back upon treachery and false witness. It was now His turn to appear as the questioner, and to convict the Pharisees of resting on the mere surface even of the predictions which they quoted most frequently and most confidently as Messianic.

Verses 41-46. - Christ's question to the Pharisees concerning the Messiah. (Mark 12:35-37; Luke 20:41-44.) Verse 41. - Jesus asked them. He spake generally to the assembled crowd in the temple (Mark), addressing no one in particular. The questioned becomes the questioner, and this with a great purpose. He had silenced his opponents, and opened profundities in Scripture hitherto unfathomed; he would now raise them to a higher theology; he would place before them a truth concerning the nature of the Messiah, which, if they received it, would lead them to accept him. It was as it were a last hope. He and the Pharisees had some common ground, which was wanting in the case of the Sadducees and Herodians (comp Acts 23:6); he would use this to support a last appeal. Let us observe the Divine patience and tenderness of Christ. Not to gain a victory over inveterate enemies, not to expose the ignorance of scribe and Pharisee, not to exhibit his own profound knowledge of the inner harmonies of God's Word, does he now put this question. He desires to win acceptance of his claims by the unanswerable argument of the Scripture which they revered; let them consider the exact meaning of a text often quoted, let them weigh each word with reverent care, and they would see that the predicted Messiah was not merely Son of David according to earthly descent, but was Jehovah himself; and that when he claimed to be Son of God, when he asserted, "I and my Father are one," he was vindicating for himself only what the prophet had affirmed of the nature of the Christ. He had, so to speak, hope that some among his hearers would accept this teaching, and save themselves amid that untoward generation. It was when this last hope failed, when he saw nothing but hardened hearts and wilful prejudice, that he uttered the woes and predictions in the following chapter.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
While
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Pharisees
Φαρισαίων (Pharisaiōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 5330: Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary.

were assembled,
Συνηγμένων (Synēgmenōn)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 4863: From sun and ago; to lead together, i.e. Collect or convene; specially, to entertain.

Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.

questioned
ἐπηρώτησεν (epērōtēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1905: To interrogate, question, demand of. From epi and erotao; to ask for, i.e. Inquire, seek.

them:
αὐτοὺς (autous)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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