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Matthew 22:40-42
New Catholic Bible
Matthew 22:40-42
New Catholic Bible
40 Everything in the Law and the Prophets depends on these two commandments.”
41 Jesus Is Lord.[a] While the Pharisees were assembled together, Jesus asked them this question, 42 “What is your opinion about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They replied, “He is the son of David.”
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- Matthew 22:41 For centuries people had been awaiting a Christ, or Messiah, who would be a son of David; they saw him pictured in an ancient royal psalm that became a song of Messianic expectation (Ps 110). But Christ is more than the heir to David’s throne; he possesses the authority of God. Only during his Passion will Jesus expressly claim to be the Messiah (Mt 26:63-64).
