“And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.”
King James Version (KJV)
20:26 They could not take hold of his words before the people - As they did afterward before the sanhedrim, in the absence of the people, #Lu 22:67|, &c.
And they could not take holde of his wordes before the people, and they marueiled at his answere, and helde their peace.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
And they were unable to catch Him in a saying in the presence of the people; and being amazed at His answer, they became silent.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing.
- Basic English Bible
And they were not able to take hold of him in [his] expressions before the people, and, wondering at his answer, they were silent.
- Darby Bible
And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.
- Webster's Bible
There was nothing here that they could lay hold of before the people, and marvelling at His answer they said no more.
- Weymouth Bible
They weren't able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer, and were silent.
- World English Bible
And thei myyten not repreue his word bifor the puple; and thei wondriden in his answere, and heelden pees.
- Wycliffe Bible
and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent.
- Youngs Literal Bible