Mark 12:36

³⁴ And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

³⁵ 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.

³⁷ David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.

³⁸ 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,

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.

Compare

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)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 110:1
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
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Matthew 22:43–45
He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
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Hebrews 1:13
But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
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Hebrews 10:12–13
But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
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1 Corinthians 15:25
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
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Acts 2:34–36
For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
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Acts 1:16
Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
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Nehemiah 9:30
Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.
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