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


In Context

23 He saw through their duplicity and said to them,

24 "Show me a denarius. Whose portrait and inscription are on it?"

25 "Caesar's," they replied. He said to them, "Then give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."

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

27 Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question.

28 "Teacher," they said, "Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and have children for 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 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.

The American King James Version 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.