Luke 20 · Verse 40

Luke 20:40

And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.
Luke 20:40, King James Version

Luke 20:40 in other translations

BSBAnd they did not dare to question Him any further.
WEBThey didn’t dare to ask him any more questions.
ASVFor they durst not any more ask him any question.
YLTand no more durst they question him anything.
DARBYFor they did not dare any more to ask him anything.
BBEAnd they had fear of putting any more questions to him.
WebsterAnd after that, they durst not ask him any question at all.

What does Luke 20:40 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verses 40-44. Mt 22:41, also Mt 22:42-46

Verse 40.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 40 They durst not ask - Or, did not venture to ask any other question, for fear of being again confounded, as they had already been.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 20:39-47

The scribes commended the reply Christ made to the Sadducees about the resurrection, but they were silenced by a question concerning the Messiah. Christ, as God, was David's Lord; but Christ, as man, was David's son. The scribes would receive the severest judgement for defrauding the poor widows, and for their abuse of religion, particularly of prayer, which they used as a pretence for carrying on worldly and wicked…

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Luke 20:40 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

οὐκέτιouketino longerG3756
γὰρgarthenG1063
ἐτόλμωνetolmōnwere they daringG5111
ἐπερωτᾶνeperōtanto askG1905
αὐτὸνautonHimG846
οὐδέν.¶oudenno [thing].G3762

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 20:40

  • Matthew 22:46

    And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.

  • Mark 12:34

    And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.

  • Proverbs 26:5

    Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Pr 26:5; Mt 22:46; Mr 12:34

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 20:39

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

  • Luke 20:40

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

  • Luke 20:41

    And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?

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Luke 20:40 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y no osaron más preguntarle algo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils n’osèrent plus l’interroger sur rien.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn sie wagten nicht mehr, ihn über irgend etwas zu befragen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et amplius non audebant eum quidquam interrogare.