So they looked for an opportunity. They bribed some men to pretend they were sincere, and they sent them to trap Jesus with questions, so that they could hand him over to the authority and power of the Roman Governor.

Some of the teachers of the Law spoke up, "A good answer, Teacher!"

For they did not dare ask him any more questions.

He upsets the plans of cunning people, and traps the wise in their own schemes, so that nothing they do succeeds;

(SEE 5:12)

If you answer a silly question, you are just as silly as the person who asked it.

Give a silly answer to a silly question, and the one who asked it will realize that he's not as smart as he thinks.

As Jannes and Jambres were opposed to Moses, so also these people are opposed to the truth---people whose minds do not function and who are failures in the faith.

But they will not get very far, because everyone will see how stupid they are. That is just what happened to Jannes and Jambres.

His answer made his enemies ashamed of themselves, while the people rejoiced over all the wonderful things that he did.

'Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?' the king asked him. But the man said nothing.

When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.

When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they came together,

Now we know that everything in the Law applies to those who live under the Law, in order to stop all human excuses and bring the whole world under God's judgment.

For there are many, especially the converts from Judaism, who rebel and deceive others with their nonsense.