Mark 12:35

While he was teaching in the Temple courts, Jesus in his turn asked. "How is it that the Scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?

Montgomery New Testament

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

34Jesus saw that he had answered with discrimination, and said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." After that no one ventured to question him.

36David himself said in the Holy Spirit, "The Lord said to my Lord,’Sit at my right hand until I make thy foes the footstool of thy feet.’

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Cross References

Matthew 9:27And as he went on from thence two blind men followed Jesus, crying, "Have pity on us, Son of David!"

Matthew 26:55Then Jesus said to the crowds. "Are you come out as against a robber, with swords and staves to arrest me? Day after day, I sat in the temple courts teaching, and you did not apprehend me.

Luke 19:47Day after day he continued to teach in the Temple. The high priests and scribes tried to have him put to death, so did the rulers of the people.

Luke 20:41"How is it," he asked them, "that they say that Christ is David’s son?

John 7:42"Does not the Scripture say that the Christ is coming of the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, David’s town?"

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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