Matthew 22:42-45 Saying, What think you of Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, The son of David.… Who a man's parents were ordinarily makes very little difference to us. We gauge the man according to his own ability and efficiency, without reference to his origin. Our estimate of Shakespeare or of Bacon is no greater because we know their ancestry. But the case is otherwise with Christ. His practical relation to the world is bound up with His origin. His life suggests, and words lay claim to, a superhuman lineage; and it bears very directly upon the living and thinking of all of us, whether He be indeed born Lord of men and angels, co-equal with God, or whether He be no more than a man like unto ourselves. It makes the difference between worship and admiration; between allegiance and partial adherence; between implicit trust and critical discrimination; between passionate enthusiasm and cool respect. So it behoves us to press the question in this direction; "What think ye of Christ? Is He the Son of God or not?" (Marvin R. Vincent, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.WEB: saying, "What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "Of David." |
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