Luke 20:26
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people; and amazed at His answer, they fell silent.”
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“And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people; and amazed at His answer, they fell silent.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 20:26 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 5:12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
- Proverbs 26:4Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
- Matthew 22:12‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.
- Matthew 22:22And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.
- Matthew 22:34And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
- Luke 13:17When Jesus said this, all His adversaries were humiliated. And the whole crowd rejoiced at all the glorious things He was doing.
- Luke 20:20So 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 20:39Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”
- Romans 3:19Now 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.
- 2 Timothy 3:8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
- Titus 1:10For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
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