Luke 20:39

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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 ὅτι δὲ ἐγείρονται οἱ νεκροὶ καὶ Μωϋσῆς ἐμήνυσεν ἐπὶ τῆς βάτου, ὡς λέγει κύριον τὸν θεὸν Ἀβραὰμ καὶ θεὸν Ἰσαὰκ καὶ θεὸν Ἰακώβ ·

38 θεὸς δὲ οὐκ ἔστιν νεκρῶν ἀλλὰ ζώντων, πάντες γὰρ αὐτῷ ζῶσιν.

39 ἀποκριθέντες δέ τινες τῶν γραμματέων εἶπαν · Διδάσκαλε, καλῶς εἶπας ·

40 οὐκέτι γὰρ ἐτόλμων ἐπερωτᾶν αὐτὸν οὐδέν.

41 Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς · Πῶς λέγουσιν τὸν χριστὸν εἶναι Δαυὶδ υἱόν;