34 Then when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

35 (A)[a]And Jesus answered and said teaching in the Temple, How say the Scribes that Christ is the son of David?

36 For David himself said by [b]the holy Ghost, (B)The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:35 Christ proveth his Godhead even out of David himself, of whom he came according to the flesh.
  2. Mark 12:36 Word for word, in the holy Ghost, and there is a great force in this kind of speech, whereby is meant that it was not so much David, as the holy Ghost that spake, who did in a manner possess David.

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:

“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
    “Sit at my right hand
until I put your enemies
    under your feet.”’[a](H)

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:36 Psalm 110:1