While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
Parallel translations
- WEB Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question,
- BSB While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
- NKJV While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
- NASB Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:
- NLT Then, surrounded by the Pharisees, Jesus asked them a question:
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Quick answer
Now Jesus turns the questioning around and poses His own to the Pharisees. He moves from defense to revealing His identity.
Overview
Having answered every challenge, Jesus takes the initiative with a question about the Messiah. This shift puts His opponents on the defensive and steers the discussion toward His own identity. The exchange will expose that the leaders have not grasped who the Christ truly is.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Mark 12:35–37And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?
- Luke 20:41–44And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?
- Matt 22:34But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
- Matt 22:15Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
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