Luke 20:39

Then ¹  some of the experts in the law ²  answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well!” ³ 

Mt 22:34-40; Mr 12:28-34; Ac 23:9

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

² tn Or “some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21.

³ 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.