## How is it that the scribes say the Christ is the son of David? ##

AT: "These men who teach the Jewish laws, they must be wrong when they say that the Christ is merely a human descendant of King David!  (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## son of David ##

The word “son” is used here to refer to a descendant.

## so how is he David's son? ##

AT: "so he cannot be David's son!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])