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39 Then[a] some of the experts in the law[b] answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well!”[c]

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  1. Luke 20:39 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
  2. Luke 20:39 tn Or “some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.
  3. Luke 20:39 sn Teacher, you have spoken well! The scribes, being Pharisees, were happy for the defense of resurrection and angels, which they (unlike the Sadducees) believed in.