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Mark 12:36

For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

KJV

αὐτὸς Δαυεὶδ εἶπεν ἐν τῷ πνεύματι τῷ ἁγίῳ· εἶπεν ὁ κύριος τῷ κυρίῳ μου· κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου ἕως ἂν θῶ τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν σου.

Greek NT

Ipse enim David dicit in Spiritu Sancto : Dixit Dominus Domino meo : Sede a dextris meis, donec ponam inimicos tuos scabellum pedum tuorum.

Vulgate

David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.

ASV

For David himself saith by the Holy Ghost: The Lord said to my Lord: Sit on my right hand, until I make thy enemies thy footstool.

Douay-Rheims

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People David

In the original Greek

19 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Δαβίδ
dabid
noun · 59×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δεξιός
dexios
adjective · 54×
κάθημαι
kathemai
verb · 89×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
πνεῦμα
pneuma
noun · 379×
πούς
pous
noun · 91×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
τίθημι
tithemi
verb · 99×
ἄν
an
particle · 165×
ἅγιος
agios
adjective · 233×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐχθρός
echthros
adjective · 32×
ἕως
eos
adverb · 145×
o
article · 19778×
ὑποπόδιον
upopodion
noun · 8×

Intertextual echoes

This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.

  • Ps 110:1 · exact_quote
    "The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool."
    Psalm 110: sit at my right hand, cited by Jesus

Textual variants

6 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: αὐτὸς | WH/NIV: αὐτὸς | Treg/RP: + γὰρ
  • αὐτὸςSBLGNT
  • αὐτὸςWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + γὰρTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: τῷ πνεύματι τῷ | WH/Treg/NIV: τῷ πνεύματι τῷ | RP: πνεύματι
  • τῷ πνεύματι τῷSBLGNT
  • τῷ πνεύματι τῷWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • πνεύματιRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: Εἶπεν | WH/NIV: Εἶπεν | Treg/RP: Λέγει
  • ΕἶπενSBLGNT
  • ΕἶπενWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ΛέγειTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: κύριος | WH/Treg/NIV: κύριος | RP: ὁ κύριος
  • κύριοςSBLGNT
  • κύριοςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὁ κύριοςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: Κάθου | WH/NIV/RP: Κάθου | Treg: Κάθισον
  • ΚάθουSBLGNT
  • ΚάθουWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
  • ΚάθισονTregelles
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ὑποκάτω | WH/NIV: ὑποκάτω | Treg/RP: ὑποπόδιον
  • ὑποκάτωSBLGNT
  • ὑποκάτωWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὑποπόδιονTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§202Jesus himself affirms that God is "the one Lord" whom you must love "with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength".6 At the same time Jesus gives us to understand that he himself is "the Lord".7 To confess that Jesus is Lord is distinctive of Christian faith. This is not contrary to belief in the One God. Nor does believing in …
1. Nothing hinders us from handling today also the same words, since before we were prevented by the setting forth of doctrines, from considering all that was read. Where now are those who deny that He is true God? For here He is called the true Light John 14:6, and elsewhere very Truth and very Life. That saying we will discuss more clearly when we come to the place; but at pr…
The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand. This Psalm is cited by Christ himself to prove that the Messiah is more than merely David's son — he is David's Lord. It speaks of the kingly priesthood of Christ after the order of Melchizedek, a priesthood superior to the Levitical order. The declaration "Sit thou at my right hand" is the most frequently quoted Old Testam…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 15:25 — For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
  • 1Cor 15:25 — For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
  • 1Pet 3:22 — Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
  • 2Pet 1:21 — For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
  • 2Sam 23:2 — The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
  • 2Sam 23:2 — The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
  • 2Tim 3:16 — All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
  • Acts 1:16 — Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
  • Acts 1:16 — Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.
  • Acts 2:30 — Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
  • Acts 2:34 — For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
  • Acts 2:34 — For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
  • Col 3:1 — If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
  • Heb 1:13 — But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
  • Heb 1:13 — But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?
  • Heb 3:7 — Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,
  • Heb 10:12 — But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
  • Heb 10:13 — From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.
  • John 14:26 — But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
  • Luke 20:42 — And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
  • Matt 10:20 — For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
  • Matt 22:43 — He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
  • Matt 22:43 — He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
  • Neh 9:30 — Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands.
  • Ps 110:1 — The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.