"Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said." — Luke 20:39

Luke 20:39 · KJV

“Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master, thou hast well said.”

— Luke 20:39

For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

And after that they durst not ask him any {question at all}.

Luke 20 — Context

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?

Cross References

Mark 12:28-34

And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

Matthew 22:34-40

Then one of them, {which was} a lawyer, asked {him a question}, tempting him, and saying,

Acts 23:9

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes {that were} of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.