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Mark 12:35

Mark 12:35
And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

David therefore himself calleth him Lord,.... David, whose son you say the Messiah is, speaks of him as one superior to himself; as Lord, and as his Lord:

whence is he then his son? from what…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Mark 12:35-37

See the notes at Mat 22:41-46. Mar 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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Mark 12:35-40

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Our Lord's Counter-Question

35. And Jesus answered and said He seemed to have turned to a number of the Pharisees (Mat 22:41) who had collected together, to converse probably over the day's…