Mark 12:36 (YLT)

Passage

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;

Nearby Context

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,

Mark 12:38 and he was saying to them in his teaching, `Beware of the scribes, who will in long robes to walk, and love salutations in the market-places,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "david", "himself", "said", "holy", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "david", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "And Jesus answering said teaching in the..." into verse 37's "therefore David himself saith of him Lord...", so "Spirit" and "david" 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 "Spirit" and "david" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.