Mark 12:37 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Mark 12:38 And he said to them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, who like to walk about in long robes, and salutations in the marketplaces,

Mark 12:39 and first seats in the synagogues, and first places at suppers;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "david", "himself", "therefore", "calls", "lord", "whence", "mass", and "people". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "david" and "himself", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 36's "for David himself said speaking in the..." into verse 38's "And he said to them in his...", so "david" and "himself" 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 "david" and "himself" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.