Matthew 22:18

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

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  • Luke 5:22 : 22 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus replied to them, "Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?"
  • John 2:25 : 25 He did not need anyone to testify about mankind, for He Himself knew what was in each person.
  • John 8:6 : 6 They said this to test him, so they might have grounds to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down and began writing on the ground with his finger.
  • Acts 5:9 : 9 Then Peter said to her, 'Why did you agree together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well.'
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
  • Luke 9:47 : 47 Jesus, knowing their thoughts, took a little child and had the child stand beside him.
  • Luke 10:25 : 25 And behold, an expert in the law stood up to test Him, saying, 'Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?'
  • Luke 20:23 : 23 But he perceived their craftiness and said to them, 'Why are you testing me?'
  • Matt 16:1-4 : 1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and, testing Him, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered them, "When evening comes, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.' 3 In the morning, you say, 'There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and overcast.' Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, yet you cannot discern the signs of the times. 4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet." Then He left them and went away.
  • Matt 19:3 : 3 Some Pharisees came to him, testing him and asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?"
  • Mark 2:8 : 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?'
  • Mark 12:5 : 5 He sent yet another, and they killed him. He sent many others as well; some they beat, and others they killed.

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  • Luke 20:20-25
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    20They 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.

    21So 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.

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

    23But he perceived their craftiness and said to them, 'Why are you testing me?'

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

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

  • Mark 12:13-17
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    13Later, they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to trap him in his words.

    14When 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?'

    15But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, 'Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius so that I may see it.'

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

    17Jesus 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.

  • Matt 22:15-17
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    15Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might trap him in his words.

    16And 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.'

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

  • Matt 22:19-21
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    19Show me the coin used for the tax.' So they brought him a denarius.

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

    21They 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.'

  • Matt 15:7
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    7You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, saying,

  • Mark 10:2-3
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    2Some Pharisees approached him to test him, asking, 'Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?'

    3Jesus answered them, 'What did Moses command you?'

  • Luke 5:22
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    22Knowing their thoughts, Jesus replied to them, "Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?"

  • Matt 22:41
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    41While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

  • Matt 22:35
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    35One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with a question,

  • Matt 23:28
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    28So too, on the outside you appear righteous to people, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

  • Luke 12:56
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    56You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky and the earth, but why do you not know how to interpret this present time?

  • Matt 9:3-4
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    3At this, some of the scribes said to themselves, 'This man is blaspheming.'

    4But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, 'Why do you think evil in your hearts?'

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

  • Mark 8:11
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    11The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking a sign from heaven to test him.

  • Matt 23:25
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    25Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

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

  • Mark 2:8
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    8And 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?'

  • Mark 7:6
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    6He answered them, "Isaiah rightly prophesied about you hypocrites, as it is written: 'This people honors Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.'

  • Matt 15:3
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    3Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?

  • Luke 4:12
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    12Jesus answered him, 'It is said: You shall not test the Lord your God.'

  • Luke 12:1
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    1Meanwhile, when thousands of people had gathered together, to the point of trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy."

  • Matt 17:24
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    24When 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?'

  • Luke 23:2
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    2They 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.'

  • Luke 20:2-3
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    2They said to him, 'Tell us, by what authority you do these things? Or who gave you this authority?'

    3But he answered them, 'I will also ask you a question, and you tell me:

  • Luke 16:14-15
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    14The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and sneered at him.

    15Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight."

  • John 18:34
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    34Jesus answered, 'Is that your own idea, or did others talk to you about me?'

  • Matt 21:45
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    45When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew he was speaking about them.

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

  • Luke 11:16
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    16Others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

  • Mark 2:24
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    24The Pharisees said to Jesus, 'Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?

  • Matt 21:23
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    23When 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?'

  • Matt 19:18
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    18The man asked, "Which ones?" Jesus answered, "Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony,

  • Matt 23:3
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    3So do and observe whatever they tell you, but do not do as they do, for they say things but do not practice them.