Luke 20:26

26 And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.

Luke 20:26 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 20:26

And they could not take hold of his words before the
people
Which was what they wanted; that if he had dropped any seditious and treasonable expressions against the government, they might be witnesses against him; or if he had not vindicated the liberties of the people, and the rights of the Jewish nation, these might be exasperated against him, and leave him:

and they marvelled at his answer;
which was so formed, as to give them no handle against him either way:

and held their peace;
they were silenced, and had nothing to say to him, nor against him, but left him, and went their way.

Luke 20:26 In-Context

24 Show me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Cesar's.

25 And he said to them, Render therefore to Cesar the things which are Cesar's, and to God the things which are God's.

26 And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.

27 Then came to [him] certain of the Sadducees (who deny that there is any resurrection) and they asked him,

28 Saying, Master, Moses wrote to us, If any man's brother should die, having a wife, and he should die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.