For they did not dare ask him any more questions.
Give a silly answer to a silly question, and the one who asked it will realize that he's not as smart as he thinks.
No one was able to give Jesus any answer, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.
Jesus noticed how wise his answer was, and so he told him, “You are not far from the Kingdom of God.” After this nobody dared to ask Jesus any more questions.
But they were not able to answer him about this.
Some of the teachers of the Law spoke up, “A good answer, Teacher!”
