Parallel Verses
King James Version
Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
New American Standard Bible
Some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.”
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].”
An Understandable Version
Then certain experts in the law of Moses replied to Jesus, "Teacher, you have spoken well."
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
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Context Readings
A Question About Marriage And The Resurrection
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.
Cross References
Matthew 22:34-40
But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
Mark 12:28-34
And 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 23:9
And 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.