<p>20:26 <i>And they were not able to catch him in what he said in the presence of the people, so they marvelled at his answer and held their peace</i>- The Greek for &ldquo;catch him&rdquo; is elsewhere used about the Jews finally taking hold of the Lord in arrest and crucifixion. The Jews are also recorded as not being able to do this physically to Him in public, &ldquo;before the people&rdquo;. But Luke speaks of the Jews doing these things in relation to &ldquo;His words&rdquo;. This is Luke&rsquo;s way of saying what John says in so many words- that the Lord Jesus was so identified with His words, which were God&rsquo;s words, that He was &ldquo;the word made flesh&rdquo;, the living personification of His own words, in whom there was perfect congruence between His essential self and His words.</p><p>They perceived what He was saying- for they &quot;marvelled&quot;. Just as in the parable, the Jews heard the invitation to the banquet, and perceived that &quot;this is the heir&quot;. But Matthew records that they went their way- and that way was the way to crucifying the Lord, killing the messenger of God.</p>