Marco 12:35

35 E Gesù, insegnando nel tempio, prese a dire: Come dicono gli scribi che il Cristo è figliuolo di Davide?

Marco 12:35 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 12:35

And Jesus answered and said
To the Pharisees that were gathered together about him; (See Gill on Matthew 22:41).

While he taught in the temple;
Whilst he was in the temple, and as he was teaching the people there; among other things in his doctrine, he put this question,

how say the Scribes, that Christ is the son of David?
Not that Christ meant to deny or invalidate the truth of this; for the Messiah was certainly to be the son of David, and was; but he wanted to know, inasmuch as they commonly said, and instructed the people to believe, and it was in general believed by them, that he was David's son, how they could reconcile this to his being the Lord of David: or how they could give out, that he was only and merely the Son of David, when he was David's Lord. Matthew relates the matter thus; that Christ first put these questions to them, what they thought of the Messiah, and whose son he was; and that they immediately replied, he was the son of David: wherefore this question seems to be put upon that, with another along with it,

how then doth David in spirit call him Lord?
(See Gill on Matthew 22:42), (See Gill on Matthew 22:43).

Marco 12:35 In-Context

33 e che amarlo con tutto il cuore, con tutto l’intelletto e con tutta la forza e amare il prossimo come te stesso, è assai più che tutti gli olocausti e i sacrifici.

34 E Gesù, vedendo ch’egli avea risposto avvedutamente, gli disse: Tu non sei lontano dal regno di Dio. E niuno ardiva più interrogarlo.

35 E Gesù, insegnando nel tempio, prese a dire: Come dicono gli scribi che il Cristo è figliuolo di Davide?

36 Davide stesso ha detto, per lo Spirito Santo: Il Signore ha detto al mio Signore: Siedi alla mia destra, finché io abbia posto i tuoi nemici per sgabello dei tuoi piedi.

37 Davide stesso lo chiama Signore; e onde viene ch’egli è suo figliuolo? E la massa del popolo l’ascoltava con piacere.