World English Bible

Mark 12:37

“Therefore David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?" The common people heard him gladly.”

Verse in context — Mark 12

Jesus responded, as he taught in the temple, "How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?

For David himself said in the Holy Spirit, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.

Therefore David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?" The common people heard him gladly.

In his teaching he said to them, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,

and the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts:

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