26And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.


In Context

23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, Why tempt you me?

24 Show me a penny. Whose image and superscription has it? They answered and said, Caesar's.

25 And he said to them, Render therefore to Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and to God the things which be God's.

26 And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marveled 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 to 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 to his brother.

Luke 20:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:26And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:26They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:26And they could not reprehend his word before the people: and wondering at his answer, they held their peace.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:26And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:26And they were not able to take hold of him in his expressions before the people, and, wondering at his answer, they were silent.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:26And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:26And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:26They weren't able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer, and were silent.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:26and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent.