David himself calls him Lord. How then can he be his son? The large crowd listened to him with delight — the logical conclusion is stated: if David calls the Messiah Lord, in what sense is the Messiah David's son? The answer Jesus implies but does not state is that the Messiah is both — son of David (human lineage) and David's Lord (divine identity). Romans 1:3–4 will make the full answer explicit. The crowd's delight communicates that the teaching's quality and its implicit critique of the scribal inadequacy are equally appreciated.

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