Matthew 22:44

‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses the Pharisees mid-debate on the Messiah's identity (Matt 22:41–46), quoting Psalm 110:1 to close a logical loop: if David calls the Messiah "Lord," the Messiah cannot be merely his descendant.

The words — The verse turns on the double use of κύριος (kyrios, "Lord"): the first is the divine LORD (YHWH), the second is the Messiah, and the same Greek word for both is what makes David's confession a claim of divine status.

The thread — The source is Psalm 110:1; Hebrews 1:13 deploys it to place the Son above the angels, and Acts 2:34 uses it in Peter's Pentecost sermon to ground Jesus' exaltation.

Why it lands — It asks the reader to hold two truths at once: the Messiah is David's son and David's Lord, and to accept that "son of David" alone cannot contain who he is.

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The Greek words

King James Version

The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?

Cross-references

Psalms 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.”
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”?
Acts 2:34 For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
1 Corinthians 15:25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Hebrews 10:12 But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.
Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Revelation 19:19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.
Isaiah 63:1 Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”