They didn’t dare to ask him any more questions.
Parallel translations
- KJV And after that they durst not ask him any question at all.
- BSB And they did not dare to question Him any further.
- NKJV But after that they dared not question Him anymore.
- NASB For they did not have the courage to question Him any longer about anything.
- NLT And then no one dared to ask him any more questions.
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Cross-references · 3
- Matt 22:46No one was able to answer him a word, neither did any man dare ask him any more questions from that day forward.
- Mark 12:34When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from God’s Kingdom.” No one dared ask him any question after that.
- Prov 26:5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
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