Discovery BoxMatthew 21:37 
Context21:37 Finally he sent his son to them, 1 saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
Matthew 12:8
Context12:8 For the Son of Man is lord 2 of the Sabbath.”
Matthew 1:1
Context1:1 This is the record of the genealogy 3 of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Matthew 22:42
Context22:42 “What do you think about the Christ? 4 Whose son is he?” They said, “The son of David.” 5
1 sn The owner’s decision to send his son represents God sending Jesus.
2 tn The term “lord” is in emphatic position in the Greek text.
sn A second point in Jesus’ defense of his disciples’ actions was that his authority as Son of Man also allowed it, since as Son of Man he was lord of the Sabbath.
3 tn Grk “the book of the genealogy.” The noun βίβλος (biblo"), though it is without the article, is to be translated as definite due to Apollonius’ corollary and the normal use of anarthrous nouns in titles.
4 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”
sn See the note on Christ in 1:16.
5 sn It was a common belief in Judaism that Messiah would be the son of David in that he would come from the lineage of David. On this point the Pharisees agreed and were correct. But their understanding was nonetheless incomplete, for Messiah is also David’s Lord. With this statement Jesus was affirming that, as the Messiah, he is both God and man.
