Key Verse Spotlight
Mark 12:37 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he {then} his son? And the common people heard him gladly.”
Mark 12:37
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?
For 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.
David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he {then} his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and {love} salutations in the marketplaces,
And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
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