Luke 20:40
38 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to Him all are alive.”
39 Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”
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?
42 For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
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
- And they did not dare to question Him any further.
- KJV
- And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.
- WEB
- They didn’t dare to ask him any more questions.
- ASV
- For they durst not any more ask him any question.
- DARBY
- For they did not dare any more to ask him anything.
- BLB
- For no longer did they dare to question Him anything.
- ÅB
- For de vågde ikke mere å spørre ham om noe.
- OTB
- Og de våget ikke å spørre ham lenger om noe.
- B1930
- For de vågde ikke mere å spørre ham om noget.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 22:46
No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.
Read in contextMark 12:34
When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to question Him any further.
Read in contextProverbs 26:5
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
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