Luke 20:39

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!”
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Well said, Teacher!” remarked some of the teachers of religious law who were standing there.

Context of Luke 20:39

37But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. 38Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him." Then some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you have spoken well." 40For they no longer dared to ask him any question. 41But he said to them, "How can they say that the Christ is David's son?

Luke 20:39 word by word

Ἀποκριθέντες δέ τινες τῶν γραμματέων εἶπαν· διδάσκαλε, καλῶς εἶπας.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• of the scribesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of the scribesγραμματεύςgrammateus · scribeG1122
• answeringἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Masterδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalos · teacherG1320
• wellκαλῶςkalōs · wellG2573

Cross-references for Luke 20:39

• Matthew 22:34But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.
• Mark 12:28And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of all?"
• Acts 23:9Then a great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and contended sharply, "We find nothing wrong in this man. What if a spirit or an angel spoke 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

Topics related to Luke 20:39

• Jesus, the Christ
• Sadducees

In the dictionaries

• Scribes
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of

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