<p>20:41 <i>And he said to them: Why do they say that the Christ is David's son?</i>- The Lord had clearly done well in answering the questions, and it&rsquo;s easy to misinterpret this as Him now going onto the thrust of an offensive, having successfully parried the attacks. But He was trying to steer them to Him, to repentance and salvation, and not to merely win an intellectual battle for its own sake. All the same, He capitalized upon their continued presence to seek to correct another major misunderstanding. His desire to save them is breathtaking. The fact there were Pharisees who later converted to Christ is proof enough that His strategy worked, at least for some (Acts 15:5). And remember that Saul the Pharisee was living in Jerusalem at the time, and may well have been listening carefully.</p><p>They were surely aware that Jesus was a son of David, on both the sides of Mary and Joseph. For the Jewish leaders would&rsquo;ve done their homework as to His apparent family of origin.</p><p>Matthew records that the Lord addressed a question to the Pharisees about Messiah as David's son. Having let the Pharisees give the answer, He then asks others how this can be the case. Again, the Lord&rsquo;s dialogues with the Pharisees was not simply to try to convert them, but in order that the audience would learn. See on Mt. 22:33&nbsp;<i>When the multitude heard this.&nbsp;</i>Mk. 12:37 concludes the section by observing that &ldquo;the common people heard Him gladly&rdquo;, so again we see how the records seamlessly complement each other.</p>