Mark 12:35

35While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked, “Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David?

35And Jesus responded and began saying, as He taught in the temple area, “How is it that the scribes say that the 12:35 I.e., MessiahChrist is the son of David?

35And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?

35Jesus began to say, as He taught in [a portico or court of] the temple, “12:35 It is no coincidence that Jesus raises this question after His preceding discussion with the lawyer/scribe. Matthew (22:35) notes that the lawyer had questioned Jesus to test Him. His goal was to extract from Jesus the admission that there is only one God (see v 32), and eventually to use that admission against Him when He claimed to be the Son of God and therefore God Himself. In reality, Jesus had admitted nothing that posed a problem for the concept of one God existing as three distinct Persons, and He drew attention to this fact by raising the issue of David’s relationship to the Messiah.How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? [Matt 22:41-46; Luke 20:41-44]

35While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts,12:35 Literally the temple He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?

35Jesus was teaching in the temple courtyard. He asked, “Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David?