Mark 12:37

David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he then his son? And the common people heard him gladly.

Cross-references

Romans 1:3 Parallel

Romans 1:3 affirms Jesus as descendant of David according to the flesh, directly addressing the human lineage questioned in this verse.

Romans 1:4 Parallel

Romans 1:4 explains Jesus' divine sonship by resurrection, complementing the paradox of David's Lord being his son.

Romans 9:5 Parallel

Romans 9:5 explicitly calls Christ 'God over all' while also descended from Israelites, resolving the Lord vs. son puzzle.

Revelation 22:16 directly states Jesus is both root and descendant of David, answering the riddle from this verse.

Luke 8:40 Parallel

In Luke 8:40, the crowd welcomes Jesus eagerly — a parallel to the large crowd listening gladly here.

Luke 20:42 Citation

Luke 20:42 records the same quotation from Psalm 110 about David calling the Messiah Lord — the very point Jesus makes here.

1 Timothy 3:16 Related theme

1 Timothy 3:16 describes the mystery of Christ manifested in flesh, echoing the divine-human identity implied here.

In John 7:46-49, officers are amazed at Jesus, but Pharisees disparage the crowd as ignorant — contrasting with the crowd's glad listening here.