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scribes . . . well said--enjoying His victory over the Sadducees. they durst not--neither party, both for the time utterly foiled.

The scribes were students in the law, and expositors of it to the people, men in reputation for wisdom and honour, but the generality of them were enemies to Christ and his gospel. Now here we have some of them attending him, and four things we have in these verses concerning them, which we had before: - I. We have them here commending the reply which Christ made to the Sadducees concerning the resurrection: Certain of the scribes said, Master, thou hast well said, Luk 20:39. Christ had the testimony of his adversaries that he said well; and therefore the scribes were his enemies because he would not conform to the traditions of the elders, but yet when he vindicated the fundamental practices of religion, and appeared in the defence of them, even the scribes commended his performance, and owned that he said well. Many that call themselves Christians come short even of this spirit. II. We have them here struck with an awe of Christ, and of his wisdom and authority (Luk 20:40): They durst not ask him any questions at all, because they say that he was too hard for all that contended with him. His own disciples, though weak, yet, being willing to receive his doctrine, durst ask him any question; but the Sadducees, who contradicted and cavilled at his doctrine, durst ask him none. III. We have them here puzzled and run aground with a question concerning the Messiah, Luk 20:41. It was plain by many scriptures that Christ was to be the Son of David; even the blind man knew this (Luk 18:39); and yet it was plain that David called the Messiah his Lord (Luk 20:42, Luk 20:44), his owner, and ruler, and benefactor: The Lord said to my Lord. God said it to the Messiah, Psa 110:1. Now if he be his Son, why doth he call him his Lord? If he be his Lord, why do we call him his Son? This…

20:39 Well said, Teacher! Most teachers of religious law were Pharisees, so they agreed with Jesus on the resurrection and were pleased that he refuted the Sadducees.