KJV King James Version
Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
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Luke 20:39
Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”
WEB World English Bible
Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you speak well.”
ASV American Standard Version
And certain of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well said.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And certain of the scribes answering said, ‘Teacher, thou didst say well;’
Surrounding context — Luke 20
36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection.
37 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
38 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
39 Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
40 And after that they durst not ask him any [question at all].
41 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?
42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
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Matthew 22:34-40But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.Mark 12:28-34And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?Acts 23:9And there arose a great cry: and the scribes [that were] of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
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