Mark 12:35-37
English Standard Version
Whose Son Is the Christ?
35 (A)And as (B)Jesus taught in the temple, he said, “How can the scribes say that (C)the Christ is the son of David? 36 David himself, (D)in the Holy Spirit, declared,
37 David himself calls him Lord. So (G)how is he his son?” And the great throng (H)heard him gladly.
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Mark 12:35-37
Common English Bible
Jesus corrects the legal experts
35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple, he said, “Why do the legal experts say that the Christ is David’s son? 36 David himself, inspired by the Holy Spirit, said, The Lord said to my lord, ‘Sit at my right side until I turn your enemies into your footstool.’[a] 37 David himself calls him ‘Lord,’ so how can he be David’s son?” The large crowd listened to him with delight.
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