Paying Taxes to Caesar
Luke 20:23
In 9 translations
- BSB
- But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them,
- KJV
- But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
- WEB
- But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, “Why do you test me?
- ASV
- But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them,
- LSV
- And He, having perceived their craftiness, said to them, “Why do you tempt Me?
- YLT
- And he, having perceived their craftiness, said unto them, 'Why me do ye tempt?
- DBY
- But perceiving their deceit he said to them, Why do ye tempt me?
- DRC
- But he considering their guile, said to them: Why tempt you me?
- GNV
- But he perceiued their craftines, and sayd vnto them, Why tempt ye me?
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include τί με πειράζετε (“why me do you test”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
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- SBLGNT: αὐτούς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αὐτούς; Robinson–Pierpont add Τί με πειράζετε.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- κατανοήσας δὲ αὐτῶν τὴν πανουργίαν εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς·
- RP2018
- Κατανοήσας δὲ αὐτῶν τὴν πανουργίαν, εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, Τί με πειράζετε;
- TR-Boyd
- Κατανοήσας δὲ αὐτῶν τὴν πανουργίαν, εἶπε πρὸς αὐτούς, Τί με πειράζετε;
- SCR1894
- κατανοησας δε αυτων την πανουργιαν ειπεν προς αυτους τι με πειραζετε
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- 1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
- Matthew 22:18But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
- Luke 20:20So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
- Matthew 16:1Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
- Luke 5:22Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
- John 2:24–25But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all. He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.
- Hebrews 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
- Luke 11:16–17And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven. Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.
- Luke 6:8But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.
- Luke 11:53–54As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things, waiting to catch Him in something He might say.
- 1 Corinthians 10:9We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
- Psalms 95:9where your fathers tested and tried Me, though they had seen My work.
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