| The Message (MSG) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 26 Try as they might, they couldn't trap him into saying anything incriminating. His answer caught them off guard and left them speechless. | 26 They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent. |
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