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Luke 20:39

37 Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’

38 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”

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

40 And they did not dare to question Him any further.

41 Then Jesus declared, “How can it be said that the Christ is the Son of David?

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”
KJV
Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
WEB
Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you speak well.”
ASV
And certain of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well said.
DARBY
And some of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well spoken.
BLB
And answering, some of the scribes said, “Teacher, You spoke well!”
ÅB
Da svarte noen av de skriftlærde og sa: Mester! du taler vel.
OTB
Noen av de skriftlærde svarte: «Godt sagt, Mester!»
B1930
Da svarte nogen av de skriftlærde og sa: Mester! du taler vel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Mark 12:28–34

    Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

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  • Matthew 22:34–40

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

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  • Acts 23:9

    A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

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