Luke 20:26
King James Version (KJV)
And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
In context
24 Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Cæsar’s.
25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which be Cæsar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.
26 And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
28 Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
Luke 20:26 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
- WEB World English Bible
- They weren’t able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer and were silent.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people; and amazed at His answer, they fell silent.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And they were not able to take hold of him in [his] expressions before the people, and, wondering at his answer, they were silent.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.