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Mark 12:35
While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses the temple crowds while instructing them, following a moment where no one dared to question Him further after He praised a scribe’s answer. The words — διδάσκων (didaskōn) = teaching, which anchors the location and activity to the temple courts where the inquiry originates. The thread — The same inquiry appears in Luke 20:41, while Matthew 22:41 records the parallel gathering where Jesus poses the question. Why it lands — The text forces a reader to examine the logical tension between Davidic descent and Davidic Lordship, demanding a precise understanding of the Messiah’s identity.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?
Cross-references
- Luke 20:41 Then Jesus declared, “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David?
- Matthew 22:41 While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
- Matthew 26:55 At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
- Matthew 9:27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
- Mark 11:27 After their return to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking in the temple courts, and the chief priests, scribes, and elders came up to Him.
- Luke 19:47 Jesus was teaching at the temple every day, but the chief priests, scribes, and leaders of the people were intent on killing Him.
- Luke 20:1 One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.
- Luke 21:37 Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
- John 7:42 Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
- John 18:20 “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.