Luke 20:23

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But he perceived their craftiness and said to them, 'Why are you testing me?'

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  • 1 Cor 3:19 : 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written, 'He catches the wise in their craftiness.'
  • 1 Cor 10:9 : 9 We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and they were killed by snakes.
  • Heb 4:13 : 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from His sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give an account.
  • Ps 95:9 : 9 where your fathers tested Me; they tried Me, though they had seen My deeds.
  • Matt 16:1 : 1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and, testing Him, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
  • Matt 22:18 : 18 But Jesus, perceiving their malice, said, 'Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?
  • Luke 5:22 : 22 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus replied to them, "Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?"
  • Luke 6:8 : 8 But Jesus knew their thoughts. He said to the man with the withered hand, "Get up and stand in the middle." So the man got up and stood there.
  • Luke 11:16-17 : 16 Others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven. 17 But knowing their thoughts, He said to them, 'Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a house divided against itself falls.
  • Luke 11:53-54 : 53 While He was saying these things to them, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him fiercely and to question Him closely about many things, 54 lying in wait to catch Him in something He might say, to accuse Him.
  • Luke 20:20 : 20 They watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere, so that they might trap him in something he said and hand him over to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.
  • John 2:24-25 : 24 But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew all people. 25 He did not need anyone to testify about mankind, for He Himself knew what was in each person.

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    15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might trap him in his words.

    16 And they sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians, saying, 'Teacher, we know that you are truthful and teach the way of God in truth. You do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you do not look at people’s appearances.'

    17 Tell us, then, what you think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?

    18 But Jesus, perceiving their malice, said, 'Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?

    19 Show me the coin used for the tax.' So they brought him a denarius.

    20 And he said to them, 'Whose image and inscription is this?

    21 They said, 'Caesar’s.' Then he said to them, 'Therefore, give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.'

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

  • Luke 20:19-22
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    19 The chief priests and the scribes sought to arrest him right then, but they feared the people because they knew he had spoken this parable against them.

    20 They watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere, so that they might trap him in something he said and hand him over to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.

    21 So they questioned him, saying, 'Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in truth.

    22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?'

  • Mark 12:12-17
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    12 They sought to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because they understood that he had spoken the parable against them. So they left him and went away.

    13 Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to trap him in his words.

    14 When they came, they said to him, 'Teacher, we know that you are truthful and you don't show partiality to anyone, for you do not regard the appearance of people but teach the way of God truthfully. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn't we?'

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    16 They brought it, and he asked them, 'Whose image and inscription is this?' They replied to him, 'Caesar’s.'

    17 Jesus said to them, 'Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.' And they were amazed at him.

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    24 Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?' They answered, 'Caesar’s.'

    25 He said to them, 'Then give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.'

    26 They were unable to trap him in his words in front of the people, and amazed at his answer, they became silent.

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    11 The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking a sign from heaven to test him.

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    24 When they arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax came to Peter and asked, 'Doesn’t your Teacher pay the temple tax?'

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    35 One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with a question,

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    2 Some Pharisees approached him to test him, asking, 'Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?'

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    2 They began to accuse Him, saying, 'We found this man misleading our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and claiming to be Christ, a King.'

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    22 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus replied to them, "Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?"

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    23 When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, 'By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?'

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    12 Jesus answered him, 'It is said: You shall not test the Lord your God.'

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    16 Others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

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    5 They discussed it among themselves, saying, 'If we say, "From heaven," he will say, "Why did you not believe him?"

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    1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and, testing Him, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.

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    45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew he was speaking about them.

  • Matt 19:3
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    3 Some Pharisees came to him, testing him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"

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    8 And immediately, Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they were reasoning within themselves in this way, said to them, 'Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?'

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    11 How is it that you do not understand that I was not talking to you about bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

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    27 But so that we do not cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.

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    31 They reasoned among themselves, saying, 'If we say, From heaven, he will ask, Then why didn’t you believe him?'

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    1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples,

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    28 They asked him, 'By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you the authority to do this?'

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    17 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, 'Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you still not understand or comprehend? Are your hearts hardened?'

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    6 He said this to test him, for he already knew what he was going to do.

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