Mark 12:35 - Forerunner Commentary

Mark 12:35

33 And to love Him with all the heart, with all the understanding,¹ with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, ^ais more than all the whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

34 Now when Jesus saw that he answered wisely, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” ^aBut after that no one dared question Him.

Jesus: How Can David Call His Descendant Lord?

35 ^aThen Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?

36 For David himself said ^aby the Holy Spirit:
^b‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” ’

37 Therefore David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; how is He then his ^aSon?” And the common people heard Him gladly.

Beware of the Scribes

38 Then ^aHe said to them in His teaching, ^b“Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, ^clove greetings in the marketplaces,

39 the ^abest seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts,

Verse Comparison: Mark 12:35

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American Standard Version
And Jesus answered and said, as he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that the Christ is the son of David?

Amplified® Bible
And as Jesus taught in [a porch or court of] the temple, He said, How can the scribes say that the Christ is David's Son?

Contemporary English Version
As Jesus was teaching in the temple, he said, "How can the teachers of the Law of Moses say that the Messiah will come from the family of King David?

Darby English Version
And Jesus answering said [as he was] teaching in the temple, How do the scribes say that the Christ is son of David?

Good News Bible
As Jesus was teaching in the Temple, he asked the question, "How can the teachers of the Law say that the Messiah will be the descendant of David?

International Standard Version
While Jesus was teaching in the temple, he said, "How can the scribes say that the Christ is David's son?

King James Version
And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?

New American Standard Bible
And Jesus {began} to say, as He taught in the temple, "How {is it that} the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?

New International Version
While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked, "How is it that the teachers of the law say that the Christ is the son of David?

New King James Version
Then Jesus answered and said, while He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple, "How do the scribes say that the Christ constitutes the son of David?

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus answering said, teaching in the temple, `How say the scribes that the Christ is son of David?

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