Mark 12:37

Mark 12:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
• New International Version (NIV)David himself calls him ‘Lord.’ How then can he be his son?” The large crowd listened to him with delight.
• English Standard Version (ESV)David himself calls him Lord. So how is he his son?" And the great throng heard him gladly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; how is He then his Son?” And the common people heard Him gladly.

Context of Mark 12:37

35While Jesus was teaching in the temple, he asked, “How can the scribes say that the Messiah is the son of David? 36David himself says by the Holy Spirit: The Lord declared to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.’ David himself calls him ‘Lord.’ How, then, can he be his son?” And the large crowd was listening to him with delight. 38He also said in his teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who want to go around in long robes and who want greetings in the marketplaces, 39the best seats in the synagogues, and the places of honor at banquets.

Mark 12:37 word by word

αὐτὸς Δαυὶδ λέγει αὐτὸν κύριον, καὶ πόθεν αὐτοῦ ἐστιν υἱός; καὶ ὁ πολὺς ὄχλος ἤκουεν αὐτοῦ ἡδέως.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• himselfαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• callethλέγωlegō · to say: callG3004
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• whenceπόθενpothen · whenceG4159
• is heεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• the commonπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• gladlyἡδέωςhēdeōs · gladlyG2234

Cross-references for Mark 12:37

• Matthew 1:23See, the virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel, which is translated “God is with us.”
• Romans 1:3concerning his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh
• Romans 9:5The ancestors are theirs, and from them, by physical descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, praised forever. Amen.
• 1 Timothy 3:16And most certainly, the mystery of godliness is great: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
• Revelation 22:16“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to attest these things to you for the churches. I am the Root and descendant of David, the bright morning star.”
• Matthew 11:5The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news,
• Matthew 21:46Although they were looking for a way to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because the people regarded him as a prophet.
• Luke 19:48but they could not find a way to do it, because all the people were captivated by what they heard.
• Luke 21:38Then all the people would come early in the morning to hear him in the temple.
• John 7:46The servants answered, “No man ever spoke like this!”
• James 2:5Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?

Commentaries on Mark 12:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37The common people heard him gladly - And were doubtless many of them brought to believe and receive the truth. By the comparatively poor the Gospel is still best received.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35-37Verses 35-37 See the notes at Matthew 22:41-46. Mark 12:37 The common people heard him gladly - The success of the Saviour in his preaching was chiefly among the common or the poorer class of people. The rich and the mighty were too proud to listen to his instructions. So it is still. The main success of the gospel is there, and there it pours down its chief blessings. This is not the fault of “the gospel.” It would bless the rich and the mighty as well…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 35-40Verses 35-40 When we attend to what the Scriptures declare, as to the person and offices of Christ, we shall be led to confess him as our Lord and God; to obey him as our exalted Redeemer. If the common people hear these things gladly, while the learned and distinguished oppose, the former are happy, and the latter to be pitied. And as sin, disguised with a show of piety, is double iniquity, so its doom will be doubly heavy.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 36-37Psalm 110:1 is the Old Testament verse most quoted in the New Testament. Since David wrote the psalm, the statement "The Lord [God] said to my [David’s] Lord [the Messiah]," shows that the Messiah is David’s Lord. So, the Messiah is not just David’s son. He is the Son of God and Man who sits at God’s right hand (Mark 14:62). He will come to judge the world (8:38; 13:24–27, 32–37).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3737. David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son?--There is but one solution of this difficulty. Messiah is at once inferior to David as his son according to the flesh, and superior to him as the Lord of a kingdom of which David is himself a subject, not the sovereign. The human and divine natures of Christ, and the spirituality of His kingdom--of which the highest earthly sovereigns are honored if they be counted worthy to be…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Mark 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings