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Luke 20:39
39Some of the scribes replied, “Teacher, you have spoken well [so that there is no room for blame].”
Luke 20:39 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
- New International Version (NIV)Some of the teachers of the law responded, “Well said, teacher!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you have spoken well."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.”
Context of Luke 20:39
37But [as for the fact] that the dead are raised [from death], even Moses showed, in the passage about the burning bush, when he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 38Now He is not the God of the dead, but of the living [so these forefathers will be among the resurrected]; for all live [in a definite relationship] to Him.” Some of the scribes replied, “Teacher, you have spoken well [so that there is no room for blame].” 40And they did not dare to question Him further about anything [because of the wisdom He displayed in His answers]. 41Then He said to them, “How is it that people say that the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) is David’s son?
Read all of Luke 20Luke 20:39 word by word
Ἀποκριθέντες δέ τινες τῶν γραμματέων εἶπαν· διδάσκαλε, καλῶς εἶπας.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Luke 20:39
- Matthew 22:34Now when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced (muzzled) the Sadducees, they gathered together.
- Mark 12:28Then one of the scribes [an expert in Mosaic Law] came up and listened to them arguing [with one another], and noticing that Jesus answered them well, asked Him, “Which commandment is first and most important of all?”
- Acts 23:9Then a great uproar occurred, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ party stood up and began to argue heatedly [in Paul’s favor], saying, “We find nothing wrong with this man; suppose a spirit or an angel has [really] spoken to him?”
Commentaries on Luke 20:39
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39See the notes at Mark 12:32.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 39-47Verses 39-47 The scribes commended the reply Christ made to the Sadducees about the resurrection, but they were silenced by a question concerning the Messiah. Christ, as God, was David's Lord; but Christ, as man, was David's son. The scribes would receive the severest judgement for defrauding the poor widows, and for their abuse of religion, particularly of prayer, which they used as a pretence for carrying on worldly and wicked plans. Dissembled piety is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39Teacher, You have spoken well!: Most teachers of religious law were Pharisees, so they agreed with Jesus on the resurrection and were pleased that he refuted the Sadducees.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3939. scribes ... well said--enjoying His victory over the Sadducees. they durst not--neither party, both for the time utterly foiled.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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