Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Luke 20:39
Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
39. Then certain of the scribes ] Even the Pharisees could not fail to see the luminous wisdom and spiritual depth of our Lord’s reply, and while all of them would rejoice at this unanswerable confutation of their hereditary opponents, some of them would have the candour to express their approval. Truth will always offend some, but others will value it. After this grateful acknowledgment, however, one of them could not refrain from gratifying the insatiable spirit of casuistry by asking Christ ‘which is the great commandment of the Law?’ (Mat 22:34-40; Mar 12:28-34.) This incident is omitted by St Luke, because he has given similar ones before.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
See the notes at Mar 12:32.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
The scribes were the Jewish doctors of the Pharisees faction, and enemies to the Sadducees; they applaud our Saviours answer: thus as the Herodians before, (in the case of the tribute), so the Sadducees here, are put to silence. He will now put the scribes and Pharisees to silence.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
39. scribes . . . well saidenjoyingHis victory over the Sadducees.
they durst notneitherparty, both for the time utterly foiled.
Lu20:41-47. CHRISTBAFFLES THE PHARISEESBY A QUESTION ABOUTDAVID AND MESSIAH,AND DENOUNCES THESCRIBES.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Then certain of the Scribes, answering said,…. Who believed the doctrine of the resurrection, which the Sadducees denied, and so were pleased with our Lord’s reasoning on this subject:
master, thou hast well said; thou hast spoken in a beautiful manner, reasoned finely upon this head, and set this matter in a fair and clear light; [See comments on Mr 12:28]
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
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39 Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said. 40 And after that they durst not ask him any question at all. 41 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son? 42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. 44 David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son? 45 Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples, 46 Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts; 47 Which devour widows’ houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
The scribes were students in the law, and expositors of it to the people, men in reputation for wisdom and honour, but the generality of them were enemies to Christ and his gospel. Now here we have some of them attending him, and four things we have in these verses concerning them, which we had before:–
I. We have them here commending the reply which Christ made to the Sadducees concerning the resurrection: Certain of the scribes said, Master, thou hast well said, v. 39. Christ had the testimony of his adversaries that he said well; and therefore the scribes were his enemies because he would not conform to the traditions of the elders, but yet when he vindicated the fundamental practices of religion, and appeared in the defence of them, even the scribes commended his performance, and owned that he said well. Many that call themselves Christians come short even of this spirit.
II. We have them here struck with an awe of Christ, and of his wisdom and authority (v. 40): They durst not ask him any questions at all, because they say that he was too hard for all that contended with him. His own disciples, though weak, yet, being willing to receive his doctrine, durst ask him any question; but the Sadducees, who contradicted and cavilled at his doctrine, durst ask him none.
III. We have them here puzzled and run aground with a question concerning the Messiah, v. 41. It was plain by many scriptures that Christ was to be the Son of David; even the blind man knew this (ch. xviii. 39); and yet it was plain that David called the Messiah his Lord (Luk 20:42; Luk 20:44), his owner, and ruler, and benefactor: The Lord said to my Lord. God said it to the Messiah, Ps. cx. 1. Now if he be his Son, why doth he call him his Lord? If he be his Lord, why do we call him his Son? This he left them to consider of, but they could not reconcile this seeming contradiction; thanks be to God, we can; that Christ, as God, was David’s Lord, but Christ, as man, was David’s Son. He was both the root and the offspring of David, Rev. xxii. 16. By his human nature he was the offspring of David, a branch of his family; by his divine nature he was the root of David, from whom he had his being and life, and all the supplies of grace.
IV. We have them here described in their black characters, and a public caution given to the disciples to take heed of them, v. 45-47. This we had, just as it is here, Mark xii. 38, and more largely Matt. xxiii. Christ bids his disciples beware of the scribes, that is,
1. “Take heed of being drawn into sin by them, of learning their way, and going into their measures; beware of such a spirit as they are governed by. Be not you such in the Christian church as they are in the Jewish church.”
2. “Take heed of being brought into trouble by them,” in the same sense that he had said (Matt. x. 17), “Beware of men, for they will deliver you up to the councils; beware of the scribes, for they will do so. Beware of them, for,” (1.) “They are proud and haughty. They desire to walk about the streets in long robes, as those that are above business (for men of business went with their loins girt up), and as those that take state, and take place.” Cedant arma tog–Let arms yield to the gown. They loved in their hearts to have people make their obeisance to them in the markets, that many might see what respect was paid them; and were very proud of the precedency that was given them in all places of concourse. They loved the highest seats in the synagogues and the chief rooms at feasts, and, when they were placed in them, looked upon themselves with great conceit and upon all about them with great contempt. I sit as a queen. (2.) “They are covetous and oppressive, and make their religion a cloak and cover for crime.” They devour widows’ houses, get their estates into their hands, and then by some trick or other make them their own, or they live upon them, and eat up what they have; and widows are an easy prey to them, because they are apt to be deluded by their specious pretences: for a show they make long prayers, perhaps long prayers with the widows when they are in sorrow, as if they had not only a piteous but a pious concern for them, and thus endeavour to ingratiate themselves with them, and get their money and effects into their hands. Such devout men may surely be trusted with untold gold; but they will give such an account of it as they think fit.
Christ reads them their doom in a few words: These shall receive a more abundant judgment, a double damnation, both for their abuse of the poor widows, whose houses they devoured, and for their abuse of religion, and particularly of prayer, which they had made use of as a pretence for the more plausible and effectual carrying on of their worldly and wicked projects; for dissembled piety is double iniquity.
Fuente: Matthew Henry’s Whole Bible Commentary
Certain of the scribes ( ). Pharisees who greatly enjoyed this use by Jesus of a portion of the Pentateuch against the position of the Sadducees. So they praise the reply of Jesus, hostile though they are to him.
Fuente: Robertson’s Word Pictures in the New Testament
JESUS QUESTIONS THE SCRIBES V. 39-47
1) “Then certain scribes answering said,” (apoktithentes de tines ton grammateon eipan) “Then some of the scribes (keepers of the archives) replying, affirmed;” The scribes were of the Pharisees; as such they believed in the resurrection, Act 23:8. They rejoiced at our Lord’s soundly putting the Sadducees to dumb-silence on the resurrection question.
2) “Master, thou hast well said.” (didaskale kalos eipas) “Teacher, you said it well,” you reasoned very astutely in silencing those Sadducees, who deny the resurrection, Luk 20:27; Act 23:6; Act 23:8.
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
39. And some of the scribes answering. As it is probable that all of them were actuated by evil dispositions towards him, this confession was extorted, by a secret exercise of divine power, from some of them, that is, from the Pharisees. It may be that, though they could have wished that Christ had been disgracefully vanquished and silenced, when they perceived that his reply has fortified them against the opposite sect, (69) ambition led them to congratulate him on having obtained a victory. Perhaps, too, they burned with envy, and did not wish that Christ should be put down by the Sadducees. (70) Meanwhile, it was brought about by the wonderful providence of God, that even his most deadly enemies assented to his doctrine. Their insolence, to was restrained, not only because they saw that Christ was prepared to sustain every kind of attack, but because they feared that they would be driven back with disgrace, which already had frequently occurred; and because they were ashamed of allowing him, by their silence, to carry off the victory, by which his influence over the people would be greatly increased. When Matthew says that all were astonished at his doctrine, we ought to observe that the doctrine of religion was at that time corrupted by so many wicked or frivolous opinions, that it was justly regarded as a miracle that the hope of the resurrection was so ably and appropriately proved from the Law.
(69) “ Contra la secte des Sadduciens, leurs adversaires;” — “against the sect of the Sadducees, their adversaries.”
(70) “ Que ce fussent les Sadduciens qui emportassant la victoire par dessus Christ;” — “that it should be the Sadducees who carried the victory over Christ.”
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(39) Master, thou hast well said.The words came, it is obvious, from the better section of the Pharisees, who welcomed this new defence of the doctrine on which their faith rested.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
‘And certain of the scribes answering said, “Teacher, you have well said.”
Then certain of the Scribes, almost certainly Pharisees, who had been searching for such an argument in the Law of Moses for a long time, expressed their admiration for Jesus’ argument. To move such men, who were among His opponents, demonstrated His superiority indeed.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
The counter-question of Jesus:
v. 39. Then certain of the scribes, answering, said, Master, Thou hast well said.
v. 40. And after that they durst not ask Him any question at all.
v. 41. And He said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s Son?
v. 42. And David himself saith in the Book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou on My right hand,
v. 43. till I make Thine enemies Thy footstool.
v. 44. David therefore calleth Him Lord, how is He, then, his Son?
The answer of Jesus had been so convincing that even some of the scribes had to admit that He had spoken well. And all the enemies having been vanquished and no longer daring to ask any questions, the Lord, on His part, assumed the offensive. The question which He here put is one of the great questions of the ages. Its answer has become a touchstone to distinguish the believers from the unbelievers. How can people say that Christ is the Son of David? What think ye of Christ, whose son is He? How does the fact that He is called David’s Son agree with the fact that David himself, in Psa 110:1, calls Him his Lord? Though Christ therefore is truly the Son of David, the descendant of David according to the flesh, yet He is at the same time a Lord, David’s Lord, the Son of God. Now, since Jesus had from the beginning claimed for Himself the Sonship of God, Christ’s is the unanswerable question of the ages for all such as do not believe the Scriptures or want to modify the Bible to suit their so-called modern. ideas. But for everyone that believes the old Gospel word for word, He is true God, born of the Father from eternity, and also true man, born of the Virgin Mary.
Fuente: The Popular Commentary on the Bible by Kretzmann
39 Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
Ver. 39. Thou hast well said ] Because he had set down the Sadducees, who were their counterfactionists.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
39, 40. ] Peculiar to Luke; implied however in Mat 22:34 , and Mar 12:28 .
Fuente: Henry Alford’s Greek Testament
Luk 20:39 . , Thou hast spoken well; complimentary, but insincere, or only half sincere. They are glad to have the Sadducees put down, but not glad that Jesus triumphed.
Fuente: The Expositors Greek Testament by Robertson
39, 40.] Peculiar to Luke;-implied however in Mat 22:34, and Mar 12:28.
Fuente: The Greek Testament
Luk 20:39. , Thou hast well said) On this ground also, as well as on others, the truth should be freely spoken, because, though (when) it offends some, it however is approved of by others.
Fuente: Gnomon of the New Testament
Chapter 36
Davids Son And Davids Lord
The Scribes, Pharisees, and Sadducees took great offence at our Lords doctrine, rightly perceiving that he had spoken the parable of the vineyard (Luk 20:9-18) against them (Luk 20:19). Taking offence at his doctrine, these wicked religious men, like their successors in every generation since, tried to catch the Lord Jesus with trick questions, hoping to twist his words and turn them against him, all the while pretending to be sincere and honest. But they were altogether foiled in their schemes, as those who oppose Christ and his gospel always are.
Once our Lord Jesus had stopped the mouths of the Scribes, Pharisees, and Sadducees, he seized the opportunity to give us a word of instruction about himself and a word of warning about religious pretence. The Scribes, who believed the doctrine of the resurrection, which the Sadducees denied, were pleased enough with the Lords response to the Sadducees. But they no more believed God than the Sadducees or the Pharisees. All three groups were mere self-righteous religionists, who utterly despised Christ and salvation by him. Our Lord saw through their charade. He was no more impressed with one than with the other.
A Galling Exposure
First, our Lord Jesus publicly exposed the ignorance of these religious hypocrites. After enduring and silencing the cavils of his enemies, our Lord turned the table against them and deliberately exposed their utter ignorance of the scriptures and the power of God. Remember, these were not ordinary men, or even ordinary religious men. They were the most revered religious leaders of their day. But they were, as are the most revered religious leaders of every age, ignorant of the scriptures and ignorant of the power of God. Can you imagine how galling it must have been to them to have their ignorance publicly exposed before the multitudes? Yet, that is exactly what the Lord Jesus did here.
He asked them to explain an expression found in Psalms 110, where David speaks of the Messiah, whom they all acknowledged is Davids son, as his Lord. They were dumbfounded. They were so stunned that they could not give any kind of answer. These great religious leaders did not see the plain teaching of holy scripture that Messiah (the Christ), he who is our Redeemer and Saviour, must be and is fully God and fully man in one glorious Person. Yet, that is exactly what the Psalmist David declares in Psalms 110. Their ignorance of this Psalm was exposed before all the people. Professing themselves to be teachers of others, claiming to possess the key of knowledge, they were totally ignorant of the scriptures they claimed to teach with authority. Nothing could have been more embarrassing and galling.
The Message Of Scripture
Second, the Lord Jesus here reminds us that the Book of God is all about him, his person, his work, his salvation, and his great glory in saving his people from their sins. I remind you again that the Bible is all about Christ. There is a unique fulness about the Word of God that gives clear evidence of its inspiration. The more we read and study it, the bigger it gets and the more it seems to contain. All other books become mundane, if they are repeatedly read. Their weak points become obvious. After a while, they all get old. But the Book of God just gets more fresh. It appears to be broader, deeper, and fuller the more fully it is studied. The fresh truths that constantly spring up before our eyes are simple, plain, and clear. The Book of God is an inexhaustible mine of spiritual treasure. Nothing can explain this, except the fact that the Bible is the Word, not of man, but of God (2Ti 3:16-17; 2Pe 1:21).
Yet, throughout the Bible, there is but one theme, one message.[8] The theme and message of this Book is Jesus Christ and him crucified, redemption and salvation by his blood (Luk 24:25-27; Luk 24:44-47; Act 20:26-27; 1Co 2:2).
[8] The perfect harmony and unity of the Bible is simply an unanswerable argument for its divine origin and a great source of comfort and assurance for our faith. If I should see my great-grandfather, who has been dead since I was a boy, rise up out of the earth, that fact would be less miraculous than the existence of Gods Word. The Bible was written in three languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek), by some forty different authors, who lived on two separate continents, over a period of more than sixteen hundred years. Parts of it were written in palaces, parts in prisons. Some of it was written by well educated men in great cities, other parts were written by shepherds and fishermen. Parts of it were written during times of war, pestilence, and danger, other parts during times of ecstatic joy. Those who wrote the words of holy scripture were from virtually every walk of life: judges, priests, kings, prophets, prime-ministers, herdsmen, scribes, fishermen, and soldiers. Yet, in spite of all these varying circumstances, conditions, workmen, and ages of time employed in the production of the Book, it stands as one Book. It is perfectly one in all its parts, free of error, and free of contradiction.
Imagine forty persons of different nationalities, possessing various degrees of musical culture, visiting the organ of some great cathedral and at long intervals of time, and without any collusion whatever, striking sixty-six different notes, which when combined yielded the theme of the grandest oratorio ever heard; would it not show that behind these forty different men there was one presiding mind, one great Tone-Master? As we listen to some great orchestra, with its immense variety of instruments playing their different parts, but producing melody and harmony, we realize that at the back of these many musicians there is the personality and genius of the composer. And when we enter the halls of the Divine Academy and listen to the heavenly choirs singing the Song of Redemption, all in perfect accord and unison, we know that it is God himself who has written the music and put this song into their mouths. A. W. Pink
The Psalms
We see this fact demonstrated throughout the scriptures. This Book speaks of him whom to know is life eternal. As we open the Word of God, let us pray that God the Holy Spirit, whose Word it is, will open our hearts and minds to see the Lord Jesus Christ.
The Psalms, to which our Lord here refers us, are full of him. No part of the Bible perhaps is better known in the letter, and none so little understood in the spirit, as the Book of Psalms. That was true in our Lords day; and the same is true today. Most everyone who attends church knows something about the Psalms. In some churches a psalm is sung every week. Some sing the Psalms exclusively. Yet, there are few who understand that the Psalms speak of Christ.
Most everyone acknowledges that some of the Psalms are messianic, that they have some reference to Christ. But few understand that all the Psalms speak of him, as he declared in Luke 24 that they do. Yes, they record feelings, experiences, praises, and prayers of the men who wrote them; but we have not understood the Psalms at all, if we do not see that they all point us to and teach us about our Saviour.
The Book of Psalms is, in a word, a book full of Christ. Christs coming, Christs sufferings, Christ in humiliation, Christ dying, Christ rising again, Christ coming the second time, Christ reigning over all. The Psalms speak of both our Lords great advents, the advent of humiliation, when he appeared to be made sin for us and to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself and the advent of his glory, when he shall appear the second time without sin to gather his people home to glory. Both the kingdoms are here: the kingdom of grace, during which the elect are gathered, and the kingdom of glory, when every tongue shall confess that Jesus is Lord.
We read the Word of God with no profit to our souls, if we read only the letter of the written Word and fail to see the person, the character, the accomplishments, the grace, the greatness, and the glory of Christ the living Word, of whom the written Word speaks.
Christs Enthronement
Third, the Lord Jesus declares his eternal enthronement and dominion as the God-man, our Mediator.
And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies thy footstool (Luk 20:42-43).
Did David say precisely that? Did he actually declare that the Lord Jesus Christ was already enthroned as our Mediator? Indeed, he did. But Christs enthronement as our Mediator and Priest is the reward of his accomplished redemption. Is it not (Psa 2:8; Joh 17:1-5; Php 2:5-11; Rom 14:9)? So how could he have been already enthroned, if he had not yet fully accomplished his work of redemption, if he had not yet fully saved his people? He was already enthroned because as the Lamb of God slain from the foundation of the world, his work was accomplished and our salvation was finished before the world began.
Read Psalms 110 again. Carefully note that which the Holy Spirit, back in Davids day asserted emphatically that Christ was already enthroned because his great salvation was finished long before he came into the world in time. In fact, this is exactly what Isaiah saw and experienced in Isaiah 6. The Lord Jesus Christ, as our Mediator, was given the reins of universal dominion privately before the world began (Joh 17:5). He was given those reins publicly at his ascension. He holds those reins now, and shall hold them forever. The triune God has put all things into the hands of Christ, the God-man, our Redeemer. And he shall reign forever! Soon, all his enemies shall be (either by saving grace or by the execution of wrath) put under his feet (Isa 45:22-25; 1Co 15:24-25).
The God-man
In Luk 20:44 our Saviour, speaking of himself, asked these brilliant, religious idiots, David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son? They were dumbfounded by the question. Yet, it is a question that is easily and quickly answered by the poorest, most unlearned sinner saved by Gods free grace (Joh 1:14-18; 1Ti 3:16). How truly blessed we are, being taught of God, to know and be assured of this great mystery. Our great Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, is both the Root and the Offspring of David. Being God the eternal Son, one with the Father, over all God blessed forever, he is, and must be God: Davids Root, and the Maker of all things. And as man he is the Offspring, which as a Branch, was promised to grow out of his roots (Isa 11:1).
Precious Saviour! Blessed Redeemer! Were you not both Davids Son and Davids Lord, what would have become of us? But because you, O Blessed Son of God, became a man like us, that you might live and die and live again to save us, eternal life is ours by the merit and efficacy of your righteousness and blood! The righteousness brought in by the obedience of the God-man is the righteousness of God (Rom 10:1-4). The blood shed for the atonement of sin is the blood of that Man who is himself God (Act 20:28). And it is this Christ, the God-man our Mediator and Saviour, who is, who was, and who shall be forever our Priest upon his throne, our King, Priest and Advocate, made after the order of Melchizedek! How safe we are! How secure! How peaceful and confident we ought to be!
A Timeless Warning
Fourth, our Redeemer again warns us to beware of all who make a show of religion and godliness.
Then in the audience of all the people he said unto his disciples, Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts; Which devour widows houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
This was an open, public rebuke of men who sat in Moses seat, and were the recognized and revered religious leaders of people. It seems that no sin is more obnoxious to the Son of God than hypocrisy and a show of religion. None drew forth from his lips such frequent, strong, and withering condemnation during the whole course of his earthly ministry. Our Saviour is ever full of mercy and compassion for the chief of sinners. Fury was not in him when he saw Zacchaeus, the penitent thief, Matthew the tax-collector, Saul the persecutor, and the woman in Simons house. But when he saw scribes and Pharisees wearing a mere cloak of religion, and pretending great outward sanctity, piety, and holiness, while their hearts were full of wickedness, his holy soul was full of indignation. Eight times in one chapter (Matthew 23) we find him saying, Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!
And he has not changed. He is the same yesterday, and today, and forever. Whatever else we are in religion, let us be true. However feeble our faith, hope, love, and obedience may be, let us be real, genuine, and sincere. It is not accidental that the very first piece of armour Paul recommends to the Christian soldier is truth. Stand therefore, he says, having your loins girt about with truth (Eph 6:14).
Anyone who attempts, in any way, to show his religion, devotion, piety, sanctity, and holiness to others, truly does; and he has his reward. His religion, devotion, piety, sanctity, and holiness is all outward; and the applause of men is all it is worth. Gods saints seek not the praise of men, but the praise of God.
Degrees Of Torment
Fifth, we are taught that there are degrees of damnation in hell. Our Saviours last word in this instructive chapter is a word about the greater condemnation of self-righteous religionists. The same shall receive greater damnation.
There are no degrees of glory in heaven, because salvation is by the grace of God alone. Heavens glory was earned for all Gods elect; and we are made worthy of it by Christs obedience and death as our Substitute. But there are degrees of damnation in hell. The everlasting torments of the damned in hell are measured out and executed by divine justice according to the measure of mans wickedness.
Do not read these solemn words and forget them. They are spoken to lost religious men. Do not be so proud. Do not be so foolish. Oh, may God the Holy Spirit give you grace now to look to Christ, to believe him. There is a Fountain opened for sinners; but there is nothing but everlasting damnation in hell for those who think they are righteous. O sinner, plunge into that Fountain filled with blood, drawn from Immanuels veins. Sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains!
Fuente: Discovering Christ In Selected Books of the Bible
thou: Mat 22:34-40, Mar 12:28-34, Act 23:9
Reciprocal: Jer 1:12 – Thou hast Mat 22:33 – they Luk 20:26 – they could
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Since it was the Sad-ducees who had been baffled in their attempt to entrap Jesus, the scribes doubtless found much satisfaction in complimenting Him.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
Luk 20:39-40. In this form Luke presents the victory of our Lord, which was connected with the last question put to Him by a lawyer. Mat 22:34-40; Mar 12:28-34.
Fuente: A Popular Commentary on the New Testament
The design of our blessed Saviour in propounding this question to the Pharisees, (how Christ could be David’s son, when David by inspiration called him Lord) was two-fold:
1. To confute the people’s erroneous opinion touching the person of the Messiah, who they thought should be a mere man, of the stock and lineage of David only, and not the Son of God.
2. To strengthen the faith of his disciples touching his Godhead, against the time that they should see him suffer and rise again: the place Christ alludes to is The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand. Psa 110:1 The Lord, that is, to God the Son; who was to be incarnate, whom David calls his Lord, both as God, and as Mediator, his Lord by a right of creation and redemption also.
Now the question our Saviour puts to the Pharisees is this, how Christ could be both David’s Lord, and David’s Son? No son being Lord of his own father; therefore if Christ were David’s Sovereign, he must be more than man, more than David’s son. As man, he was David’s son; as God-man was David’s Lord.
Note hence, 1. That though Christ was truly and really Man, yet he was more than a mere man; he was Lord unto, and the salvation of, his own forefathers.
Note, 2. That the only way to reconcile the scriptures which speak concerning Christ, is to believe and acknowledge him to be both God and Man in one person. The Messiah, as man, was to come forth out of David’s loins; but as God-man, was David’s Lord, his Sovereign and Saviour: as man he was David’s son; as God-man, he was Lord of his own father.
Fuente: Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament
Luke is the only evangelist who recorded the verbal reaction of certain scribes, presumably Pharisees. They agreed with Jesus about the resurrection and disagreed with the Sadducees. Their comment confirmed the truthfulness of Jesus’ teaching about the resurrection and affirmed Him.