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Luke 20:26

24 “Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.

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

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

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

28 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.

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BSB
And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people; and amazed at His answer, they fell silent.
KJV
And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
WEB
They weren’t able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer and were silent.
ASV
And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
DARBY
And they were not able to take hold of him in [his] expressions before the people, and, wondering at his answer, they were silent.
BLB
And they were not able to catch [Him] in His saying before the people. And having marveled at His answer, they were silent.
ÅB
Og de var ikke i stand til å fange ham i ord i folkets påhør, og de undret seg over hans svar, og tidde.
OTB
De klarte ikke å fange ham i det han sa offentlig, og forundret over hans svar, ble de stille.
B1930
Og de var ikke i stand til å fange ham i ord i folkets påhør, og de undret sig over hans svar, og tidde.

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  • Luke 20:20

    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.

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  • Matthew 22:22

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

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  • Matthew 22:12

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

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  • Luke 20:39–40

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

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  • Luke 13:17

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

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  • Romans 3:19

    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.

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  • 2 Timothy 3:8–9

    Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.

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  • Titus 1:10

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

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