Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy—"their wickedness" (Matthew 22:18); "their craftiness" (Luke 20:23). The malignity of their hearts took the form of craft, pretending what they did not feel—an anxious desire to be guided aright in a matter which to a scrupulous few might seem a question of some difficulty. Seeing perfectly through this,
He said unto them, Why tempt ye me?—"hypocrites!"
bring me a penny that I may see it—"the tribute money" (Matthew 22:19).
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