Bible Strands
Mark 12:36
Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus teaches in the temple courts and addresses the scribes while questioning their assumption that the Christ is merely David’s human descendant.
The words — αὐτὸς (autos) translates to Himself, and ἐν τῷ πνεύματι (en tō pneumati) translates to by the Spirit.
The thread — The declaration traces directly to Psalms 110:1 and appears in Matthew 22:43 and Hebrews 1:13.
Why it lands — The text states that David, inspired by the Spirit, records God addressing the Messiah as Lord and commanding him to sit at the divine right hand until enemies are subdued. It asks the reader to accept that the promised Christ holds authority beyond ordinary human lineage.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Psalms 110:1 A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
- Matthew 22:43 Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:
- Hebrews 1:13 Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?
- 1 Corinthians 15:25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
- Hebrews 10:12 But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.
- Acts 2:34 For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
- Acts 1:16 “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
- 2 Samuel 23:2 The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
- Nehemiah 9:30 You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.
- Acts 28:25 They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet: