Mark 12:15
But he saw through their hypocrisy and said to them,“Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.”
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- Ezek 17:2 : 2 “Son of man, offer a riddle, and tell a parable to the house of Israel.
- Matt 22:18 : 18 But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said,“Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?
- Mark 10:2 : 2 Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked,“Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
- Luke 20:23 : 23 But Jesus perceived their deceit and said to them,
- John 2:24-25 : 24 But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people. 25 He did not need anyone to testify about man, for he knew what was in man.
- John 21:17 : 17 Jesus said a third time,“Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that Jesus asked him a third time,“Do you love me?” and said,“Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.” Jesus replied,“Feed my sheep.
- Acts 5:9 : 9 Peter then told her,“Why have you agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!”
- 1 Cor 10:9 : 9 And let us not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes.
- Heb 4:13 : 13 And no creature is hidden from God, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.
- Rev 2:23 : 23 Furthermore, I will strike her followers with a deadly disease, and then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts. I will repay each one of you what your deeds deserve.
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15 Paying Taxes to Caesar Then the Pharisees went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words.
16 They sent to him their disciples along with the Herodians, saying,“Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You do not court anyone’s favor because you show no partiality.
17 Tell us then, what do you think? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
18 But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said,“Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?
19 Show me the coin used for the tax.” So they brought him a denarius.
20 Jesus said to them,“Whose image is this, and whose inscription?”
21 They replied,“Caesar’s.” He said to them,“Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
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12 Now they wanted to arrest him(but they feared the crowd), because they realized that he told this parable against them. So they left him and went away.
13 Paying Taxes to Caesar Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to trap him with his own words.
14 When they came they said to him,“Teacher, we know that you are truthful and do not court anyone’s favor, because you show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn’t we?”
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16 So they brought one, and he said to them,“Whose image is this, and whose inscription?” They replied,“Caesar’s.”
17 Then 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 utterly amazed at him.
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21 Thus they asked him,“Teacher, we know that you speak and teach correctly, and show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
22 Is it right for us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar or not?”
23 But Jesus perceived their deceit and said to them,
24 “Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” They said,“Caesar’s.”
25 So he said to them,“Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
26 Thus they were unable in the presence of the people to trap him with his own words. And stunned by his answer, they fell silent.
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24 The Temple Tax After they arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and said,“Your teacher pays the double drachma tax, doesn’t he?”
25 He said,“Yes.” When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first,“What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tolls or taxes– from their sons or from foreigners?”
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27 But so that we don’t offend them, go to the lake and throw out a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin. Take that and give it to them for me and you.”
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14 More Warnings about the Pharisees The Pharisees(who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.
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1 Fear God, Not People Meanwhile, when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were 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.
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41 The Widow’s Offering Then he sat down opposite the offering box, and watched the crowd putting coins into it. Many rich people were throwing in large amounts.
42 And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, worth less than a penny.
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37 But he answered them,“You give them something to eat.” And they said,“Should we go and buy bread for two hundred silver coins and give it to them to eat?”
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38 The Sign of Jonah Then some of the experts in the law along with some Pharisees answered him,“Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”
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15 and said,“What will you give me to betray him into your hands?” So they set out thirty silver coins for him.
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2 They began to accuse him, saying,“We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king.”
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2 Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked,“Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”
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11 The Demand for a Sign Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, asking for a sign from heaven to test him.
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5 “Why wasn’t this oil sold for three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor?”
6 (Now Judas said this not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money box, he used to steal what was put into it.)
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56 You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how can you not know how to interpret the present time?
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13 And the landowner replied to one of them,‘Friend, I am not treating you unfairly. Didn’t you agree with me to work for the standard wage?
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2 and said to him,“Tell us: By what authority are you doing these things? Or who is it who gave you this authority?”
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1 The Demand for a Sign Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
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35 And one of them, an expert in religious law, asked him a question to test him:
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25 But they said to him,‘Sir, he has ten minas already!’
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15 But Peter said to him,“Explain this parable to us.”
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7 Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said,
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12 Then they understood that he had not told them to be on guard against the yeast in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
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15 Then the Lord answered him,“You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from its stall, and lead it to water?
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28 and said,“By what authority are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?”
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41 But give from your heart to those in need, and then everything will be clean for you.
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2 But when the Pharisees saw this they said to him,“Look, your disciples are doing what is against the law to do on the Sabbath.”
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3 He answered them,“And why do you disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?
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2 Thus whenever you do charitable giving, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth, they have their reward!