en_tn/mrk/12/35.md

How is it that the scribes say the Christ is the son of David?

AT: "These men who teach the Jewish laws, they must be wrong when they say that the Christ is merely a human descendant of King David! (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)

son of David

The word “son” is used here to refer to a descendant.

so how is he David's son?

AT: "so he cannot be David's son!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)