Mark 12:35-37·~1 min
Whose Son Is the Christ?
While teaching in the temple courts, Jesus asks how the scribes can say that the Christ is David’s son. He cites David speaking by the Holy Spirit and ending with the line that David calls him Lord, which leaves the title unresolved on ordinary terms.
W35hile Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David? 36Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: 37David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”
Section summaryJesus asks how the scribes can call the Christ David’s son and then cites David’s Spirit-led words from the Psalms. David calls the Messiah Lord, and Jesus leaves the question hanging over the temple courts.
Role in the chapterThis brief teaching presses the title of Christ beyond a simple family line and into David’s own confession.