Then the high priest stood up before them all and questioned Jesus, “Don’t You have an answer to what these men are testifying against You?”

But He kept silent and did not answer anything. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”

Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Are You not answering anything? Look how many things they are accusing You of!”

Then they began to question Him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Now in the house the disciples questioned Him again about this matter.

Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one question; then answer Me, and I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.

Some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and questioned Him:

When Jesus saw that he answered intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any longer.

So Jesus asked this question as He taught in the temple complex, “How can the scribes say that the Messiah is the Son of David?