God’s Word Translation
Luke 20:39
39Some experts in Moses’ Teachings responded, “Teacher, that was well said.”
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
37“Even Moses showed in the passage about the bush that the dead come back to life. He says that the Lord is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 38He’s not the God of the dead but of the living. In God’s sight all people are living.” Some experts in Moses’ Teachings responded, “Teacher, that was well said.” 40From that time on, no one dared to ask him another question. 41Jesus said to them, “How can people say that the Messiah is David’s son?
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Ἀποκριθέντες δέ τινες τῶν γραμματέων εἶπαν· διδάσκαλε, καλῶς εἶπας.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Luke 20:39
- Matthew 22:34When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.
- Mark 12:28One of the experts in Moses’ Teachings went to Jesus during the argument with the Sadducees. He saw how well Jesus answered them, so he asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of them all?”
- Acts 23:9The shouting became very loud. Some of the experts in Moses’ Teachings were Pharisees who argued their position forcefully. They said, “We don’t find anything wrong with this man. Maybe a spirit or an angel actually 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
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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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