MARK 12:37 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.”
David himself calls him Lord. How then can he be his son? The large crowd listened to him with delight — the logical conclusion is stated: if David calls the Messiah Lord, in what sense is the Messiah David's son? The answer Jesus implies but does not state is that the Messiah is both — son of David (human lineage) and David's Lord (divine identity). Romans 1:3–4 will make the full answer explicit. The crowd's delight communicates that the teaching's quality and its implicit critique of the scribal inadequacy are equally appreciated.
Church Fathers on Mark 12:37
Because Christ was coming to His Passion, He corrects a false opinion of the Jews, who said that Christ was the Son of David, not his Lord.
That is, He openly speaks to them of Himself, that they may be inexcusable.
But the putting down of His enemies by the Father, does not shew the weakness of the Son, but the unity of nature, by which One works in the Other; for the Son also subjects the Father’s enemies, because He glorifies His Father upon earth.
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