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Selected Verse: Mark 12:37 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mr 12:37 |
King James |
David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son?--There is but one solution of this difficulty. Messiah is at once inferior to David as his son according to the flesh, and superior to him as the Lord of a kingdom of which David is himself a subject, not the sovereign. The human and divine natures of Christ, and the spirituality of His kingdom--of which the highest earthly sovereigns are honored if they be counted worthy to be its subjects--furnish the only key to this puzzle.
And the common people--the immense crowd.
heard him gladly--"And no man was able to answer Him a word; neither durst any man from that day forth ask Him any more questions" (Mat 22:46).
The Scribes Denounced (Mar 12:38-40). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
The common people (ὁ πολὺς ὄχλος)
Not indicating a social distinction, but the great mass of the people: the crowd at large. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| The common people heard him gladly - And were doubtless many of them brought to believe and receive the truth. By the comparatively poor the Gospel is still best received. |
38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts:
40 Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.