Mark 12:37
David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”
What it says
If David calls him Lord, Jesus asks, how can he be David’s son.
What it is doing
The verse exposes the limits of a simple lineage claim.
In context
35While 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?”