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Mark 12:37 KJV
Mark · chapter 12 · verse 37
David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.Mark 12:37 · King James Version
Mark 12:37 in context
35And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?
36For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
37David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
38And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
39And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- himselfautoshimself, herself, themselves, itself, he, she, it, the sameG846 →
- callethlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- whencepothenof place from where, from what condition, of origin or source from what author or giver…G4159 →
- commonpolysmany, much, largeG4183 →
- peopleochlosa crowd, a casual collection of people, a multitude of men who have flocked together in…G3793 →
- Daviddabidsecond king of Israel, and ancestor of Jesus ChristG1138 →
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Here, I. Christ shows the people how weak and defective the scribes were in their preaching, and how unable to solve the difficulties that occurred in the scriptures of the Old Testament, which they undertook to expound. Of this he gives an instance, which is not so fully related here as it was in Matthew.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 35-40