And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

And they could not reprehend his word before the people: and wondering at his answer, they held their peace.

And they were not able to take hold of him in his expressions before the people, and, wondering at his answer, they were silent.

And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.

And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.

and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent.

There was nothing here that they could lay hold of before the people, and marvelling at His answer they said no more.

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.

And they were not able to contradict his word before the people. And being amazed at his answer, they were silent.

They could not lay hold of this answer before the people; and, in their wonder at his reply, they held their tongues.

And they could not take hold of his words before the people,.... Which was what they wanted; that if he had dropped any seditious and treasonable expressions against the government, they might be witnesses against him; or if he had not vindicated the liberties of the people, and the rights of the Jewish nation, these might be exasperated against him, and leave him:
and they marvelled at his answer; which was so formed, as to give them no handle against him either way:
and held their peace; they were silenced, and had nothing to say to him, nor against him, but left him, and went their way.

They could not take hold of his words before the people - As they did afterward before the sanhedrim, in the absence of the people, Luke 22:67, &c.