Mark 12:35

Then Jesus answered and said, as He was teaching in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?

In Context

34Now when Jesus saw that he answered intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared any longer to question Him. 1 The Question about David's Son

36For David himself said by the Holy Spirit: 1 ‘ The Lord said to my Lord, 1 “ Sit at My right hand, 1 Till I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.” ’

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Cross References

Matthew 9:27And as Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, “Son of David, have pity on us!”

Matthew 26:55In that hour Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs to arrest Me? I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and you did not seize Me.

Luke 19:47And He was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests, the scribes, and the leaders of the people were seeking to destroy Him,

Luke 20:41And He said to them, “How is it that they say the Christ is the Son of David?

John 7:42Has not the Scripture said that the Messiah comes from the seed of David and from the village of Bethlehem, where David was?”

Matthew Henry on Mark 12:29-35

The Hopeful Scribe. 28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all? 29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. 31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt… Read the whole commentary →

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