Mark 12:35 (DRB)

Passage

And Jesus answering, said, teaching in the temple: How do the scribes say that Christ is the son of David?

Nearby Context

Mark 12:33 And that he should be loved with the whole heart and with the whole understanding and with the whole soul and with the whole strength. And to love one's neighbour as one's self is a greater thing than all holocausts and sacrifices.

Mark 12:34 And Jesus seeing that he had answered wisely, said to him: Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

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

Mark 12:36 For David himself saith by the Holy Ghost: The Lord said to my Lord: Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool.

Mark 12:37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord. And whence is he then his son? And a great multitude 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 saith by the Holy...", 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.