Mark 12:34

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When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, 'You are not far from the kingdom of God.' And no one dared to question him any further.

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  • Matt 22:46 : 46 No one could answer him a word, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.
  • Luke 20:40 : 40 And they no longer dared to ask him anything.
  • Col 4:6 : 6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
  • Titus 1:9-9 : 9 He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who oppose it. 10 For there are many who are rebellious, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. 11 They must be silenced because they are upsetting whole households by teaching things they should not for the sake of dishonest gain.
  • Job 32:15-16 : 15 They are dismayed and have no more to say; words have left them. 16 Should I wait, now that they are not speaking and they stand there without replying any longer?
  • Matt 12:20 : 20 A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, until He leads justice to victory.
  • Rom 3:19-20 : 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God. 20 Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.
  • Rom 7:9 : 9 At one time I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin came to life and I died.
  • Gal 2:19 : 19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ.

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    34But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.

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