Mark 12:35 (DBY)

Passage

And Jesus answering said [as he was] teaching in the temple, How do the scribes say that the Christ is son of David?

Nearby Context

Mark 12:33 and to love him with all the heart, and with all the intelligence, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbour as one's self, is more than all the burnt-offerings and sacrifices.

Mark 12:34 And Jesus, seeing that he had answered intelligently, said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no one dared question him any more.

Mark 12:35 And Jesus answering said [as he was] teaching in the temple, How do the scribes say that the Christ is son of David?

Mark 12:36 [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.

Mark 12:37 David himself [therefore] calls him Lord, and whence is he his son? And the mass of the people heard him gladly.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "answering", "said", "teaching", "temple", "scribes", "christ", and "david". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "answering", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "And Jesus seeing that he had answered..." into verse 36's "for David himself said speaking in the...", so "jesus" and "answering" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jesus" and "answering" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.