Mark 12:35 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Mark 12:33 and to love Him out of all the heart, and out of all the understanding, and out of all the soul, and out of all the strength, and to love one's neighbour as one's self, is more than all the whole burnt-offerings and the sacrifices.'

Mark 12:34 And Jesus, having seen him that he answered with understanding, said to him, `Thou art not far from the reign of God;' and no one any more durst question him.

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

Mark 12:36 for David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on My right hand, till I place thine enemies--thy footstool;

Mark 12:37 therefore David himself saith of him Lord, and whence is he his son?' And the great multitude were hearing 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 having seen him that he..." into verse 36's "for David himself said in 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.