Matthew 22:44 (WEB)
‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand, until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet’?
As quoted in the map (KJV)
Matthew 22:44 (KJV)
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
Key words
- ἕως ἂν θῶheōs an thō · Greek
- 'till I make' — the Messiah sits at God's right hand 'until' his enemies are subdued, and plainly does not stop reigning afterward.
Why it matters
Jesus quotes Psalm 110:1: sit at my right hand 'until' I put your enemies under your feet. Pitre offers this as one of three parallels showing that 'until' in biblical language marks a period of time without implying a change afterward (p 101). So Matthew 1:25 — Joseph 'knew her not until' the birth — says nothing about what happened later, a point Protestant and Catholic scholars alike accept.
Catechism · 2
“Jesus accepted his rightful title of Messiah, though with some reserve because it was understood by some of his contemporaries in too human a sense, as essentially political.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Jn 4:25-26; 6:15; 11:27; Mt 22:41-46; Lk 24:21.
“Jesus ascribes this title to himself in a veiled way when he disputes with the Pharisees about the meaning of Psalm 110, but also in an explicit way when he addresses his apostles.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 22:41-46; cf. Acts 2:34-36; Heb 1:13; Jn 13:13.
Fathers and councils · 28
Ambrose of Milan
“And no man was able to answer Him a word.”” — editor's note: S. Matt. xxii. 42–46.
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Augustine of Hippo
“For it was said to the unskilled, who although they looked for Christ’s coming, yet expected Him as man, not as the Power and Wisdom of God.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 43, 44.
Read the whole comment“He saw that they had stayed at the flesh, and had lost sight of the divinity; and He reproveth them by propounding a question: “How then doth David himself in spirit call Him Lord, ‘The Lord hath said unto my Lord.’…If then He in spirit calleth Him Lord, how is He is Son?”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 43–45.
Read the whole comment“…then doth David in spirit call Him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto My Lord?” etc. “If then,” He asked, “David in the spirit call Him Lord, how is He his son?”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 42–45.
Read the whole comment“And no man was able to answer Him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask Him any more questions.”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 41–46.
Read the whole comment“If David then in spirit call Him Lord, how is He his Son?”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 43, 44, 45.
Read the whole comment“If David then,” He saith, “in spirit call Him Lord, how is He his Son?”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 43–45.
Read the whole comment“If David then in spirit call Him Lord, how is He his Son?”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 43–45.
Read the whole comment“Which opinion is refuted by the voice of the Saviour Himself in the Gospel, when He says that David himself by the Spirit said Christ was his Lord; for the 110th Psalm begins thus, “The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou at my right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool.”” — editor's note: Ps. cx. 1, quoted in Matt. xxii. 44.
Read the whole comment“If David, then, in spirit call Him Lord, how is He his son?”” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 42–45.
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John Chrysostom
“…saying, “How then doth David in spirit call Him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou on my right hand, until I make Thy foes Thy footstool;”and again, “If David then call Him Lord, how is He then his Son,”not taking away the fact that He is his Son, away with the thought; for He would not then have…” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 44.
Read the whole comment“And since He had made mention of “the Lord” and “my Lord,” He recurs again to the law.” — editor's note: [κυρου κα κυρου, referring to the two uses of the word in the Old Testament passage cited in Matt. xxii. 44, but not in precise terms.—R.]
Read the whole comment“For indeed before He had said, when they were gathered together, “The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit Thou on my right hand,”and interpreted the saying, and they dared say nothing, but held their peace, and from that time forth gainsaid Him no more.” — editor's note: Matt. xxii. 43–46.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
“For before He had interpreted to them as they were gathered together that text, “The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,” [Matt 22:44] and they had held their peace, and had not contradicted Him.” — the author cites it
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He first asked His disciples what others said of Christ, and then what they themselves said; but not so to these. For they would have said that He was a deceiver, and wicked. They thought that Christ was to be mere…
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This passage is out of the 109th Psalm. Christ is therefore called David’s Lord, not in respect of His descent from him, but in respect of His eternal generation from the Father, wherein He was before His fleshly…
Read the whole comment - Remigius of AuxerreCatena Aurea on Matthew
That He says, “Sit thou on my right hand,” is not to be taken as though God had a body, and either a right hand or a left hand; but to sit on the right hand of God is to abide in the honour and equality of the…
Read the whole comment - Pseudo-ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
I suppose that He formed this question, not only against the Pharisees, but also against the heretics; for according to the flesh He was truly David’s Son, but his Lord according to His Godhead.
Read the whole comment - John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
But He rests not with this, but that they may fear, He adds, “Till I make thine enemies thy footstool;” that at least by terror He might gain them.
Read the whole comment - OrigenCatena Aurea on Matthew
For God puts Christ’s enemies as a footstool beneath His feet, for their salvation as well as their destruction.
Read the whole comment - Remigius of AuxerreCatena Aurea on Matthew
But “till” is used for indefinite time, that the meaning be, Sit Thou for ever, and for ever hold thine enemies beneath thy feet.
Read the whole comment - Glossa OrdinariaCatena Aurea on Matthew
That it is by the Father that the enemies are put under the Son, denotes not the Son’s weakness, but the union of His nature with His Father. For the Son also puts under Him the Father’s enemies, when He glorifies…
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This question is still available for us against the Jews; for these who believe that Christ is yet to come, assert that He is a mere man, though a holy one, of the race of David. Let us then thus taught by the Lord…
Read the whole comment - John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
This conclusion He put to their questionings, as final, and sufficient to stop their mouth. Henceforward accordingly they held their peace, not by their own good-will, but from not having aught to say.
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For had their question sprung of desire to know, He would never have proposed to them such things as should have deterred them from asking further.
Read the whole comment - Rabanus MaurusCatena Aurea on Matthew
Hence we learn that the poison of jealousy may be overcome, but can hardly of itself rest at peace.
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Leo the Great
“…He, “doth David in the Spirit call Him Lord, saying, the Lord said to my Lord: sit thou on My right hand till I place thy enemies as the footstool of thy feet?”” — editor's note: S. Matt. xxii. 43, 44, quoted from Psalm cx. 1.
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Tertullian
“Therefore, (as they further hold,) those other words, “Before the morning star did I beget thee from the womb,” are applicable to Hezekiah, and to the birth of Hezekiah.” — editor's note: Tertullian, as usual, argues from the Septuagint, which in the latter clause of Ps. cx. 3 has ἐκ γαστρὸς πρὸ ἑωσφόρου ἐγέννησά σε; and so the Vulgate version…
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Cross-references · 33
Parallel passages
Matthew 22:44 and Mark 12:36 share the same wording (12 words).
Matthew 22:44 and Acts 2:35 share the same wording (10 words).
Cited together with
Cross-reference given by the World English Bible's translators.
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 26:59–68 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 26:59–68 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 26:59–68 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 26:59–68 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 26:59–68 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 26:59–68 (5) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.75.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.75.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.75.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.75.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.75.
Cited together in Catechism §447.
Cited together in Catechism §447.
Cited together in Catechism §447.
Cited together in Catechism §447.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 28.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 28.
Cited together in Catechism §447.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 28.
Cited together in The City of God XVII.14.
Cited together in The City of God XVII.14.
Cited together in The City of God XVII.14.
Cited together in The City of God XVII.14.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 28.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 28.
Cited together in The City of God XVII.14 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 28.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 28.
Cited together in Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 42.
Quotes
Matthew 22:44 takes up the words of Psalm 110:1 (16 words in common).