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Matthew 22:45

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So if David calls him Lord, how can he also be David's son?

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jesus is asking the ultimate question about his own identity — and it's going to blow their minds.

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As Jesus was leaving, two blind guys started following him, calling out, 'Jesus, son of David, please help us!'

So Joseph had to travel from Nazareth in Galilee all the way to Bethlehem in Judea — that's David's hometown — because he was part of David's family line.

Jesus looked at them and was like, 'Seriously? You haven't even read about what David did when he and his crew were starving?'

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