Luke 20:26 “And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people. And a…”

Luke 20:26

And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people. And amazed at His answer, they fell silent.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

World English Bible

They weren’t able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer and were silent.

American Standard Version

And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

Geneva Bible 1599

And they could not reproue his saying before the people: but they marueiled at his answere, and helde their peace.

Darby Translation

And they were not able to take hold of him in [his] expressions before the people, and, wondering at his answer, they were silent.

Young's Literal Translation

and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent.

Bible in Basic English

And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing.

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Cross references

“they could”

Luke 20:20 Luke 20:39 Luke 20:40 Job 5:12 Job 5:13 Proverbs 26:4

Luke 20:20 · BSB

So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

Luke 20:39 · BSB

Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”

Luke 20:40 · BSB

And they did not dare to question Him any further.

Job 5:12 · BSB

He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.

Job 5:13 · BSB

He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.

Proverbs 26:4 · BSB

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.

“and they marvelled”

Luke 13:17 Matthew 22:12 Matthew 22:22 Matthew 22:34 Romans 3:19 Titus 1:10

Luke 13:17 · BSB

When Jesus said this, all His adversaries were humiliated. And the whole crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things He was doing.

Matthew 22:12 · BSB

‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.

Matthew 22:22 · BSB

And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.

Matthew 22:34 · BSB

And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.

Romans 3:19 · BSB

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

Titus 1:10 · BSB

For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

25So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

27Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.

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