See Poole on "Matthew 22:41", and following verses to Matthew 22:46. Matthew saith that Christ spake this to the Pharisees, who were very far from acknowledging Christ God man, or indeed expecting a Messiah that should be so. Had they owned Christ, and the hypostatical union of the two natures in him, the answer had been easy. read more
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTESMark 12:35. Jesus answered.—For the earlier part of the conversation see Matthew 22:41-42.MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Mark 12:35-37(PARALLELS: Matthew 22:41-46; Luke 20:41-44.)Our Lord’s question concerning the Messiah.—I. The place where He propounded His question.—Why did He choose such a public place as the Temple to oppose the scribes’ opinion and doctrine? That by putting them to silence in such open manner He might bring the greater shame and disgrace... read more
Mark's gospel, chapter 12.Now we remember that Jesus is in the temple. This is the day after He had cleansed it again. It is on Tuesday. It is His final week. Sunday He had made His triumphant entry into Jerusalem on the donkey. Monday He came in and cleansed the temple. Now Tuesday He returns to the temple with His disciples, where immediately He is challenged by the religious leaders concerning the authority by which He has done these things.And he began to speak unto them by parables. [And... read more
Mark 12:1 . A certain man planted a vineyard. See on Matthew 20:1. The idea conveys an enlarged view of its magnitude, conformably to what is said in Psalms 80:0. and Isaiah 5:0. Mark 12:2 . He sent to the husbandmen a servant. Matthew has the plural, servants. The harmony is, that the steward had servants with him. Those innocent variations tend to strengthen the gospel history: the evangelists did not write in concert. Mark 12:6 . Having yet therefore one son, his well-beloved. ... read more
Mark 12:37And the common people heard Him gladly.The gospel and the massesThis passage refers to the reception given to the teachings of our Lord by the masses of the people.I. The hearers of Christ referred to in the text are designated “the common people.” As the words in the original Greek mean, literally, “the great multitude,” it has been suggested that the better rendering of the passage would be “the great multitude heard Him gladly.” The revisers of the New Testament, however, have... read more
37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly. Ver. 37. The common people ] The lesser fishes commonly bite best. read more
and whence: Matthew 1:23, Romans 1:3, Romans 1:4, Romans 9:5, 1 Timothy 3:16, Revelation 22:16 And the: Matthew 11:5, Matthew 11:25, Matthew 21:46, Luke 19:48, Luke 21:38, John 7:46-Ephesians :, James 2:5 Reciprocal: 1 Kings 22:28 - Hearken Nehemiah 8:3 - ears Zechariah 11:7 - General Luke 8:40 - the people Luke 20:42 - himself James 1:19 - let read more
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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 12:35-37
Mark 12:35-Haggai : . Is Messiah David’ s Son?— Jesus now asks His hearers a question. The exact purpose and significance of the question are not easy to determine, but apparently Jesus held that the Messiah (who is Himself) does not depend on Davidic descent for His authority. He is more than the heir of David’ s glory. This implies either that Jesus did not claim to be of the house of David or else that He set little value on this connexion. The quotation is from Psalms 110:1, and the... read more