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!”
• 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“But now, as to whether the dead will be raised—even Moses proved this when he wrote about the burning bush. Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, he referred to the Lord as ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ 38So he is the God of the living, not the dead, for they are all alive to him.” “Well said, Teacher!” remarked some of the teachers of religious law who were standing there. 40And then no one dared to ask him any more questions. 41Then Jesus presented them with a question. “Why is it,” he asked, “that the Messiah is said to be the son of David?

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 with his reply, they met together to question him again.
• Mark 12:28One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”
• Acts 23:9So there was a great uproar. Some of the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees jumped up and began to argue forcefully. “We see nothing wrong with him,” they shouted. “Perhaps 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