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35 As Jesus was teaching in the temple area he said,(A) “How do the scribes claim that the Messiah is the son of David? 36 David himself, inspired by the holy Spirit, said:

‘The Lord said to my lord,
“Sit at my right hand
    until I place your enemies under your feet.”’(B)

37 David himself calls him ‘lord’; so how is he his son?” [The] great crowd heard this with delight.

Denunciation of the Scribes.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 12:38–40 See notes on Mk 7:1–23 and Mt 23:1–39.

41 (A)Then he said to them, “How do they claim that the Messiah is the Son of David? 42 For David himself in the Book of Psalms says:(B)

‘The Lord said to my lord,
“Sit at my right hand
43     till I make your enemies your footstool.”’

44 Now if David calls him ‘lord,’ how can he be his son?”

Denunciation of the Scribes.(C)

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