Mark 12:37 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 12:37

David himself calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?” And the large crowd listened to Him with delight.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

David himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he his son? And the common people heard him gladly.

KJV

David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.

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Commentary

2 voices

Gregory of Nazianzus

ORATION 29, ON THE SON 18 (390)

What is lofty you are to apply to the Godhead, and to that nature in him which is superior to sufferings and incorporeal; but all that is lowly to the composite condition of him who for your sakes made himself of no reputation and was incarnate.

The record, by era

The Medieval Church1 voice

Theophylact of Ohrid

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (1107)

Because Christ was coming to His Passion, He corrects a false opinion of the Jews, who said that Christ was the Son of David, not his Lord; wherefore it is said, And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple. But Christ shows Himself to be the Lord, by the words of David.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Probably there was something more than ordinarily commanding and charming in his voice and way of delivery, which recommended him to the affections of the common people; for we do not find that any were wrought upon to believe in him, and to follow him, but he was to them as a lovely song of one that could play well on an instrument; as Ezekiel was to his hearers, Ezek. xxxiii.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

See the notes at Mat 22:41-46. Mar 12:37 The common people heard him gladly - The success of the Saviour in his preaching was chiefly among the common or the poorer class of people. The rich and the mighty were too proud to listen to his instructions. So it is still. The main success of the gospel is there, and there it pours down its chief blessings. This is not the fault of “the gospel.” It would bless the rich and the mighty as well as the poor, if they came with like humble hearts.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

(1857)

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
αὐτὸς	autos	Himself	G846 →
Δαυὶδ	Dauid	David	G1138 →
λέγει	legei	names	G3004 →
αὐτὸν	auton	Him	G846 →
κύριον,	kurion	Lord,	G2962 →
καὶ	kai	then	G2532 →
πόθεν	pothen	how	G4159 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
ἐστιν	estin	is He	G1510 →
υἱός;	huios	son?	G5207 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
πολὺς	polus	great	G4183 →
ὄχλος	ochlos	crowd	G3793 →
ἤκουεν	ēkouen	was listening	G191 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	to Him	G846 →
ἡδέως.¶	hēdeōs	gladly.	G2234 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk6

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Timothy 3:16
By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world,…
leads to
- John 1:14
  The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- Hebrews 1:3
  The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the…
- Mark 16:19
  After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
- Romans 16:25
  Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past
- 1 John 5:6–8
  This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ—not by water alone, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies to this, because the Spirit is the…
Through
Matthew 21:46
Although they wanted to arrest Him, they were afraid of the crowds, because the people regarded Him as a prophet.
leads to
- Matthew 21:11
  The crowds replied, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”