Matthew 22:44
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
What it says
He cites the Lord’s word to his Lord, placing one above the other.
What it is doing
This verse supplies the line from David’s psalm that frames the question.
In context
41While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them: 42“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” 43Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says: 44‘The Lord said to my Lord, 45So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?” 46No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.