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The Sadducees and the Resurrection

Luke 20:39

In 9 translations

BSB
Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”
KJV
¶ Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
WEB
Some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you speak well.”
ASV
And certain of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well said.
LSV
And certain of the scribes answering said, “Teacher, You said well”;
YLT
And certain of the scribes answering said, 'Teacher, thou didst say well;'
DBY
And some of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well spoken.
DRC
And some of the scribes answering, said to him: Master, thou hast said well.
GNV
Then certaine of the Scribes answered, and sayd, Master, thou hast well sayd.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of εἶπαν: Textus Receptus: εἶπον.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἀποκριθέντες δέ τινες τῶν γραμματέων εἶπαν· Διδάσκαλε, καλῶς εἶπας·
RP2018
Ἀποκριθέντες δέ τινες τῶν γραμματέων εἶπον, Διδάσκαλε, καλῶς εἶπας.
TR-Boyd
Ἀποκριθέντες δέ τινες τῶν γραμματέων εἶπον, Διδάσκαλε, καλῶς εἶπας.
SCR1894
αποκριθεντες δε τινες των γραμματεων ειπον διδασκαλε καλως ειπας

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◆ Holy Week◆ Debates in the Temple

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 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?”
  • Matthew 22:34–40And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question: “Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the…
  • Mark 12:28–34Now 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?” Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O…

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