Luke 20:39

39 Then some of the scribes ¹answered, "Teacher, you have spoken well."

Luke 20:39 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 20:39

Then certain of the Scribes, answering said
Who believed the doctrine of the resurrection, which the Sadducees denied, and so were pleased with our Lord's reasoning on this subject: master, thou hast well said;
thou hast spoken in a beautiful manner, reasoned finely upon this head, and set this matter in a fair and clear light; (See Gill on Mark 12:28)

Luke 20:39 In-Context

37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob.

38 Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him."

39 Then some of the scribes answered, "Teacher, you have spoken well."

40 For they no longer dared to ask him any question.

41 But he said to them, "How can they say that the Christ is David's son?

Cross References

• 1. Mark 12:28; [Matthew 22:34]