# Epistle of Barnabas 12.10

- Author: Anonymous
- Work: [Epistle of Barnabas](https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/barnabas/) (*Epistula Barnabae*)
- Date: ca. 70–135 (often ca. 130) (disputed)
- Source: Lake, LCL 24:386; Kirsopp Lake, ed. and trans., The Apostolic Fathers, vol. 1, LCL 24 (London: Heinemann; New York: Macmillan, 1912), 340–407 (Greek text: K. Lake, The Apostolic Fathers (LCL, 1912), digitized by the Perseus Digital Library and published by the First Thousand Years of Greek project (Open Greek and Latin), CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Translation: Claude (claude-opus-5-5), 2026-09-26
- Canonical URL: https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/barnabas/12/10/

Summary: David calls the Christ his Lord, not merely his son.

## Greek text

ἴδε πάλιν Ἰησοῦς, οὐχὶ υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου, ἀλλὰ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ, τύπῳ δὲ ἐν σαρκὶ φανερωθείς. ἐπεὶ οὖν μέλλουσιν λέγειν, ὅτι Χριστὸς υἱὸς Δαυείδ ἐστιν, αὐτὸς προφητεύει Δαυείδ, φοβούμενος καὶ συνίων τὴν πλάνην τῶν ἁμαρτωλῶν· Εἶπεν κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου· Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου, ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου.

## English translation (Claude)

See again: Jesus, not a son of man but the Son of God, yet manifested in type in the flesh. Since, then, they are going to say that the Christ is the son of David, David himself prophesies, fearing and understanding the error of sinners: “The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”

## Scripture references

- Ps 110:1 (109:1 LXX): quotation, high confidence
- Matt 22:44: echo, medium confidence
- Mark 12:36: echo, medium confidence

## Translation notes

- “Not a son of man but the Son of God”: the author stresses Christ's divine sonship against the view that he was only David's descendant; he does not deny Christ's humanity (see 5.10–11).

## Citation (SBL)

Barn. 12.10 (trans. Sophia Scriptura, https://sophiascriptura.com/fathers/barnabas/12/10/).