Luke 20:26 - Easy To Read Version The men were amazed at his wise answer. They could say nothing. The men were not able to trick Jesus before the people. Jesus said nothing they could use against him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So they could not in the presence of the people take hold of anything He said to turn it against Him; but marveling at His reply, they were silent. American Standard Version (1901) And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace. Common English Bible They couldn’t trap him in his words in front of the people. Astonished by his answer, they were speechless. Catholic Public Domain Version And they were not able to contradict his word before the people. And being amazed at his answer, they were silent. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they could not reprehend his word before the people: and wondering at his answer, they held their peace. |
But when the other supervisors and the satraps heard about this, they were very jealous. They tried to find reasons to accuse Daniel. So they watched the things Daniel did as he went about doing the business of the government. But they could not find anything wrong with Daniel. So they could not accuse him of doing anything wrong. Daniel was a man people could trust. He did not cheat the king and he worked very hard.
The king said, ‘Friend, how were you allowed to come in here? You are not wearing the right clothes for a wedding.’ But the man said nothing.
Those men heard what Jesus said, and they were amazed. They left him and went away.
The Pharisees {\cf2\super [316]} learned that Jesus told the Sadducees {\cf2\super [317]} things they could not argue with. So the Pharisees met together.
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Jesus said to those people that were with him, “I tell you the truth. This man has more faith than any person I have found, even in Israel. {\cf2\super [91]}
They were trying to find a way to catch Jesus saying something wrong.
When Jesus said this, all the men that were criticizing him felt ashamed of themselves. And all the people were happy for the wonderful things Jesus was doing.
So the Jewish leaders waited for the right time to get Jesus. They sent some men to Jesus. They told these men to act like they were good men. They wanted to find something wrong with the things Jesus said. (If they found something wrong, then they could give Jesus to the governor, who had power and authority \{over him\}.)
These things the law {\cf2\super [28]} says are for the people that are under the law. This stops all \{Jewish\} people from making excuses and brings the whole world (Jews and non-Jews) under God’s judgment.
There are many people who refuse to obey—people who talk about worthless things and lead other people into the wrong way. I am talking mostly about those people who say that all non-Jewish people must be circumcised. {\cf2\super [6]}