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Mark 12:34-36
EasyEnglish Bible
Mark 12:34-36
EasyEnglish Bible
34 Jesus heard that the man had answered well. So Jesus said to him, ‘You are almost ready for God to rule in your life.’ After that, everybody was afraid to ask Jesus any more questions.
Jesus teaches the people about the Messiah
35 Jesus was teaching people in the yard at the temple. He said, ‘The teachers of God's Law say that the Messiah is King David's son.[a] What do you think about that? 36 The Holy Spirit helped David himself to say:[b]
“The Lord God said to my Lord:
Sit at my right side until I win against your enemies.
The you will be able to put your feet on them.”[c]
Footnotes
- 12:35 The Messiah was a special person that the Jews were waiting for. They believed that God would send him to save them.
- 12:36 See Psalms 110:1
- 12:36 In this verse the first time that David says ‘Lord’ he is talking about God. The second time that he says ‘Lord’ he is talking about Jesus, the Messiah.
Mark 12:34-36
New International Version
Mark 12:34-36
New International Version
34 When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”(A) And from then on no one dared ask him any more questions.(B)
Whose Son Is the Messiah?(C)(D)
35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts,(E) he asked, “Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David?(F) 36 David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit,(G) declared:
Footnotes
- Mark 12:36 Psalm 110:1
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