36 For David himself said by [a]the holy Ghost, (A)The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

37 Then David himself calleth him Lord: by what means is he then his son? and much people heard him gladly.

38 (B)[b]Moreover he said unto them in [c]his doctrine, Beware of the Scribes which love to go in [d]long robes, and love salutations in the markets,

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:36 Word for word, in the holy Ghost, and there is a great force in this kind of speech, whereby is meant that it was not so much David, as the holy Ghost that spake, who did in a manner possess David.
  2. Mark 12:38 The manners of ministers are not rashly to be followed as an example.
  3. Mark 12:38 While he taught them.
  4. Mark 12:38 The word is a stole, which is a kind of woman’s garment, long even down to the heels, and is taken generally, for any garment made for comeliness, but in this place it seemeth to signify that fringed garment mentioned in Deut. 22:11.

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