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Luke 20:23 KJV
Luke · chapter 20 · verse 23
But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?Luke 20:23 · King James Version
Luke 20:23 in context
21And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:
22Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?
23But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
24Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar’s.
25And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- craftinesspanourgiacraftiness, cunning, a specious or false wisdom, in a good sense, prudence, skill, in…G3834 →
- perceivedkatanoeōto perceive, remark, observe, understand, to consider attentively, fix one's eyes or mind…G2657 →
- saideiponto speak, sayG2036 →
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We have here Christ's evading a snare which his enemies laid for him, by proposing a question to him about tribute. We had this passage before, both in Matthew and Mark. Here is, I. The mischief designed him, and that is more fully related here than before.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-26