“ What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”“ The son of David,” they replied.

“论到基督，你们的意见如何？他是谁的子孙呢？”他们回答说：“是大卫的子孙。”

“论到基督，你们的意见如何？他是谁的后裔呢？”他们说：“是大卫的。”

“论到基督，你们的意见如何？他是谁的后裔呢？”他们说：“是大卫的。”

“你们对基督有何看法？祂是谁的后裔？”他们答道：“大卫的后裔。”

“你们对基督的看法怎样？他是谁的子孙呢？”他们回答：“大卫的子孙。”

说：“关于基督，你们怎么看？他是谁的后裔呢？”他们说：“是大卫的后裔。”

「論到基督，你們的意見如何？他是誰的子孫呢？」他們回答說：「是大衛的子孫。」

「論到基督，你們的意見如何？他是誰的後裔呢？」他們說：「是大衛的。」

「論到基督，你們的意見如何？他是誰的後裔呢？」他們說：「是大衛的。」

「你們對基督有何看法？祂是誰的後裔？」他們答道：「大衛的後裔。」

“你們對基督的看法怎樣？他是誰的子孫呢？”他們回答：“大衛的子孫。”

『關於基督，你們以為怎樣？他是誰的子孫呢？』他們對他說，『大衛的。』

說：「關於基督，你們怎麼看？他是誰的後裔呢？」他們說：「是大衛的後裔。」

爾意基督若何、係誰之裔乎、

爾意基督為何如人、是誰之裔乎、

論基督爾意云何、為誰之裔乎、對曰、大衛之裔、曰、

『爾於基督之觀念若何？彼其誰之子耶？』曰：『大維裔。』

“ What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?”“ The son of David,” they replied.

saying,“ What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him,“ The son of David.”

“ What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They replied,“ He is the son of David.”

“ What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They replied,“ David’s.”

“ What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” They* said to Him,“ The son of David.”

saying,“ What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?” They said to Him,“ The Son of David.”

saying, What think ye of the Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The son of David.

“ What do you think about the Messiah? Whose Son is He?”“ David’s,” they told Him.

Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him,[ The Son] of David.

“ What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said,“ The son of David.”

saying,“ What do you think of the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said to him,“ Of David.”

Jesus went to the area of Caesarea Philippi. There he asked his disciples,“ Who do people say the Son of Man is?”They replied,“ Some say John the Baptist. Others say Elijah. Still others say Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”“ But what about you?” he asked.“ Who do you say I am?”Simon Peter answered,“ You are the Messiah. You are the Son of the living God.”Jesus replied,“ Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah! No mere human showed this to you. My Father in heaven showed it to you.

I will place one shepherd over them. He will belong to the family line of my servant David. He will take good care of them. He will look after them. He will be their shepherd.I am the Lord. I will be their God. And my servant from David’s family line will be the prince among them. I have spoken. I am the Lord.

This is the written story of the family line of Jesus the Messiah. He is the son of David. He is also the son of Abraham.

Here there is no Gentile or Jew. There is no difference between those who are circumcised and those who are not. There is no rude outsider, or even a Scythian. There is no slave or free person. But Christ is everything. And he is in everything.

“ The time will come when I will set up David’s fallen shelter. I will repair its broken walls. I will rebuild what was destroyed. I will make it what it used to be.

Then Isaiah said,“ Listen, you members of the royal family of David! Isn’t it enough for you to test the patience of human beings? Are you also going to test the patience of my God?The Lord himself will give you a sign. The virgin is going to have a baby. She will give birth to a son. And he will be called Immanuel.

Jesse’s family is like a tree that has been cut down. A new little tree will grow from its stump. From its roots a Branch will grow and produce fruit.The Spirit of the Lord will rest on that Branch. The Spirit will help him to be wise and understanding. The Spirit will help him make wise plans and carry them out. The Spirit will help him know the Lord and have respect for him.The Branch will take delight in respecting the Lord. He will not judge things only by the way they look. He won’t make decisions based simply on what people say.He will always do what is right when he judges those who are in need. He’ll be completely fair when he makes decisions about poor people. When he commands that people be punished, it will happen. When he orders that evil people be put to death, it will take place.

“ A new day is coming,” announces the Lord.“ At that time I will raise up for David’s royal line a godly Branch. He will be a King who will rule wisely. He will do what is fair and right in the land.In his days Judah will be saved. Israel will live in safety. And the Branch will be called The Lord Who Makes Us Right With Himself.

Simon Peter answered him,“ Lord, who can we go to? You have the words of eternal life.We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”

I thought things like that were really something great. But now I consider them to be nothing because of Christ.Even more, I consider everything to be nothing compared to knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. To know him is worth much more than anything else. Because of him I have lost everything. But I consider all of it to be garbage so I can know Christ better.I want to be joined to him. Being right with God does not come from my obeying the law. It comes because I believe in Christ. It comes from God because of faith.I want to know Christ better. Yes, I want to know the power that raised him from the dead. I want to join him in his sufferings. I want to become like him by sharing in his death.

Some of the people went ahead of him, and some followed. They all shouted,“ Hosanna to the Son of David!”“ Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!”( Psalm 118:26)“ Hosanna in the highest heaven!”

In a loud voice they were saying,“ The Lamb, who was put to death, is worthy! He is worthy to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength! He is worthy to receive honor and glory and praise!”All creatures in heaven, on earth, under the earth, and on the sea were speaking. The whole creation was speaking. I heard all of them say,“ Praise and honor belong to the one who sits on the throne and to the Lamb! Glory and power belong to God for ever and ever!”The four living creatures said,“ Amen.” And the elders fell down and worshiped.

So God lifted him up to the highest place. God gave him the name that is above every name.When the name of Jesus is spoken, everyone will kneel down to worship him. Everyone in heaven and on earth and under the earth will kneel down to worship him.Everyone’s mouth will say that Jesus Christ is Lord. And God the Father will receive the glory.

As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him. They called out,“ Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

He has acted with great power and has saved us. He did it for those who are from the family line of his servant David.Long ago holy prophets said he would do it.

So Herod called together all the chief priests of the people. He also called the teachers of the law. He asked them where the Messiah was going to be born.“ In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied.“ This is what the prophet has written. He said,“‘ But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are certainly not the least important among the towns of Judah. A ruler will come out of you. He will rule my people Israel like a shepherd.’ ”( Micah 5:2)

Thomas said to him,“ My Lord and my God!”

Nathanael replied,“ Rabbi, you are the Son of God. You are the king of Israel.”

Christ is the living Stone. People did not accept him, but God chose him. God places the highest value on him.You also are like living stones. As you come to Christ, you are being built into a house for worship. There you will be holy priests. You will offer spiritual sacrifices. God will accept them because of what Jesus Christ has done.In Scripture it says,“ Look! I am placing a stone in Zion. It is a chosen and very valuable stone. It is the most important stone in the building. The one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.”( Isaiah 28:16)This stone is very valuable to you who believe. But to people who do not believe,“ The stone the builders did not accept has become the most important stone of all.”( Psalm 118:22)

Others said,“ He is the Messiah.” Still others asked,“ How can the Messiah come from Galilee?Doesn’t Scripture say that the Messiah will come from the family line of David? Doesn’t it say that he will come from Bethlehem, the town where David lived?”

Then those in the boat worshiped Jesus. They said,“ You really are the Son of God!”

God removed him and made David their king. Here is God’s witness about him.‘ David, son of Jesse, is a man dear to my heart,’ he said.‘ David will do everything I want him to do.’“ From this man’s family line God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus. This is what he had promised.

A child will be born to us. A son will be given to us. He will rule over us. And he will be called Wonderful Adviser and Mighty God. He will also be called Father Who Lives Forever and Prince Who Brings Peace.There will be no limit to how great his authority is. The peace he brings will never end. He will rule on David’s throne and over his kingdom. He will make the kingdom strong and secure. His rule will be based on what is fair and right. It will last forever. The Lord’ s great love will make sure that happens. He rules over all.