34 And Jesus, when he[a] saw that he had answered thoughtfully, said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to put a question to him any longer.

David’s Son and Lord

35 And continuing, Jesus said while[b] teaching in the temple courts,[c] “How can the scribes say that the Christ is David’s son? 36 David himself said by the Holy Spirit,

‘The Lord said to my Lord,
    “Sit at my right hand,
until I put your enemies
    under your feet.”’[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:34 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Mark 12:35 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the participle (“teaching”) which is understood as temporal
  3. Mark 12:35 *Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
  4. Mark 12:36 A quotation from Ps 110:1