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Mark 12:37-39
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Mark 12:37-39
New English Translation
37 If David himself calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?”[a] And the large crowd was listening to him with delight.
Warnings About Experts in the Law
38 In his teaching Jesus[b] also said, “Watch out for the experts in the law.[c] They like walking[d] around in long robes and elaborate greetings[e] in the marketplaces,[f] 39 and the best seats in the synagogues[g] and the places of honor at banquets.
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- Mark 12:37 tn Grk “David himself calls him ‘Lord.’ So how is he his son?” The conditional nuance, implicit in Greek, has been made explicit in the translation (cf. Matt 22:45).
- Mark 12:38 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Mark 12:38 tn Or “for the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.
- Mark 12:38 tn In Greek this is the only infinitive in vv. 38-39. It would be awkward in English to join an infinitive to the following noun clauses, so this has been translated as a gerund.
- Mark 12:38 sn There is later Jewish material in the Talmud that spells out such greetings in detail. See H. Windisch, TDNT 1:498.
- Mark 12:38 sn See the note on marketplaces in Mark 6:56.
- Mark 12:39 sn See the note on synagogue in 1:21.
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