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Mark 12:36

DavidJesus
Jesus ChristThe Holy Spirit

34 When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any further.

35 While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?

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.”’

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

38 In His teaching Jesus also said, “Watch out for the scribes. They like to walk around in long robes, to receive greetings in the marketplaces,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.”’
KJV
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.
WEB
For David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.”’
ASV
David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.
DARBY
[for] David himself said [speaking] in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand until I put thine enemies [as] footstool of thy feet.
BLB
David himself said in the Holy Spirit: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I place Your enemies [as] a footstool for Your feet.”’
ÅB
David selv har jo sagt i den Hellige Ånd: Herren sa til min herre: Sett deg ved min høyre hånd, til jeg får lagt dine fiender til skammel for dine føtter!
OTB
David, talende ved Den Hellige Ånd, sa:
'Herren sa til min Herre:
"Sett deg ved min høyre hånd
til jeg legger dine fiender
under dine føtter."'
B1930
David selv har jo sagt i den Hellige Ånd: Herren sa til min herre: Sett dig ved min høire hånd, til jeg får lagt dine fiender til skammel for dine føtter!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 110:1

    The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”

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  • Matthew 22:43–45

    Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:

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  • 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”?

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  • Hebrews 10:12–13

    But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.

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  • 1 Corinthians 15:25

    For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.

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  • Acts 2:34–36

    For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

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  • Acts 1:16

    “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.

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  • 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.

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