Luke 20:26

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American King James Version (AKJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

Basic English Translation (BBE)

And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing.

Webster's Revision

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

World English Bible

They weren't able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer, and were silent.

English Revised Version (ERV)

And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.

Wesley's Luke 20:26 Bible Commentary

20:26 They could not take hold of his words before the people - As they did afterward before the sanhedrim, in the absence of the people, Luke 22:67 , &c.