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

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