Luke 20:39

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And certain of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well said.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And certain of the scribes answering said, `Teacher, thou didst say well;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 20:39 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 22:34And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
  2. Mark 12:28Now 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?”
  3. Acts 23:9A 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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