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An Understandable Version
Then certain experts in the law of Moses replied to Jesus, "Teacher, you have spoken well."
New American Standard Bible
Some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.”
King James Version
Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
Holman Bible
Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well.”
International Standard Version
Then some of the scribes replied, "Teacher, you have given a fine answer."
A Conservative Version
And some of the scholars having answered, they said, Teacher, thou said well.
American Standard Version
And certain of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well said.
Amplified
Some of the scribes replied, “Teacher, you have spoken well [so that there is no room for blame].”
Anderson New Testament
And certain of the scribes answered and said: Teacher, thou hast answered well.
Bible in Basic English
And some of the scribes, in answer to this, said, Master, you have said well.
Common New Testament
And some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you have spoken well."
Daniel Mace New Testament
which some of the Scribes approving, said to him, master, what you maintain is very just:
Darby Translation
And some of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well spoken.
Godbey New Testament
And certain of the scribes responding said; Teacher, you spoke beautifully.
Goodspeed New Testament
Some of the scribes replied, "Master, that was a fine answer!"
John Wesley New Testament
And some of the scribes answering said, Master, Thou hast spoken excellently well.
Julia Smith Translation
And certain of the scribes having answered, said, Teacher, thou speakest well.
King James 2000
Then certain of the scribes answering said, Teacher, you have well said.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And some of the scribes answered [and] said, "Teacher, you have spoken well."
Modern King James verseion
And answering, certain of the scribes said, Teacher, you have spoken well.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then certain of the Pharisees answered and said, "Master, thou hast well said."
Moffatt New Testament
Some of the scribes declared, "Teacher, that was a fine answer!"
Montgomery New Testament
Then some of the Scribes said, "Teacher, that was nobly said,"
NET Bible
Then some of the experts in the law answered, "Teacher, you have spoken well!"
New Heart English Bible
Some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you speak well."
Noyes New Testament
Then some of the scribes answering, said, Teacher, thou hast well said.
Sawyer New Testament
And some of the scribes answered and said, Teacher, you have spoken well.
The Emphasized Bible
And certain of the Scribes, answering, said - Teacher! Well, hast thou spoken.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then some of the scribes addressing him said, Master, admirably hast thou spoken!
Twentieth Century New Testament
"Well said, Teacher!" exclaimed some of the Teachers of the Law,
Webster
Then certain of the scribes answering, said, Master, thou hast well said.
Weymouth New Testament
Then some of the Scribes replied, "Rabbi, you have spoken well."
Williams New Testament
Then some of the scribes answered Him, "Teacher, you have given a fine answer."
World English Bible
Some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you speak well."
Worrell New Testament
And some of the scribes, answering, said, "Teacher, Thou spakest well;"
Worsley New Testament
And some of the scribes replied, Master, thou hast indeed said right.
Youngs Literal Translation
And certain of the scribes answering said, 'Teacher, thou didst say well;'
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 20:39
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Question About Marriage And The Resurrection
38 So, He is not God to those who are dead, but [He is] God to those who are alive, for to God, all people are alive." 39 Then certain experts in the law of Moses replied to Jesus, "Teacher, you have spoken well." 40 For they did not dare ask Him any more questions.
Cross References
Matthew 22:34-40
But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced [the objections of] the Sadducees, they gathered together [i.e., to continue plotting against Jesus. See verse 15].
Mark 12:28-34
Then one of the experts in the law of Moses [Note: Matt. 22:34 identifies him as being a Pharisee also], came and heard Jesus and the Sadducees discussing together [i.e., the subject of the resurrection], and knowing that Jesus had refuted the Sadducees successfully, asked Him, "Which commandment is foremost, above all the others?"
Acts 23:9
A loud commotion developed [in the Council meeting]. Some of the teachers of the law of Moses who belonged to the Pharisee party stood up and argued, saying, "We can find nothing wrong with this man. What if an angel or spirit did speak to him?"