πρὸς αὐτούς, to them, i.e., the representatives of the scribes mentioned in Luke 20:39. In Mt. the Pharisees are addressed, in Mk. the audience is the people, and the question is about the scribes as interpreters. πῶς λέγουσι, how do they say? (not λέγετε). The controversial character of the question is not made clear in Lk.

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