King James Version
Luke 20:39 in the King James Version says “Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.”
Luke 20:39 · KJV
Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.
And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.
And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son?
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“answering”
G611to conclude for oneself, i.e., (by implication) to respond; by hebraism (compare h6030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected)
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