Mark 12: Tenants, Taxes, and the Great Commandment

Jesus tells the parable of the wicked tenants and answers questions about taxes to Caesar, the resurrection, and the greatest commandment. He asks how the Christ is David's Lord, warns against the scribes, and praises a poor widow's gift.

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While teaching in the temple, Jesus raised a question about how the Christ could be both David's son and David's Lord. What Scripture did He cite in Mark 12:36 to make this point?

David's own words in the Psalms, calling the coming Messiah his Lord and describing Him seated at God's right handA Roman decree about kingship that required every ruler in Judea to be approved by Caesar himselfA genealogy from the book of Chronicles proving that the Christ would not be descended from David at allA statement from the prophet Elijah about a future king who would rule from the city of Jerusalem