Luke 20:24 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 20:24

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

23 But He perceived their craftiness, and said to them,¹ “Why do you test Me?

24 Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?” They answered and said, “Caesar’s.”

25 And He said to them, ^a“Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

26 But they could not catch Him in His words in the presence of the people. And they marveled at His answer and kept silent.

The Sadducees: What About the Resurrection?

27 ^aThen some of the Sadducees, ^bwho deny that there is a resurrection, came to Him and asked Him,

28 saying: “Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he dies without children, his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.

Verse Comparison: Luke 20:24

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American Standard Version
Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription hath it? And they said, Caesar's.

Amplified® Bible
Show Me a denarius (a coin)! Whose image and inscription does it have? They answered, Caesar's.

Contemporary English Version
"Show me a coin." Then he asked, "Whose picture and name are on it?" "The Emperor's," they answered.

Darby English Version
Shew me a denarius. Whose image and superscription has it? And answering they said, Caesar's.

Good News Bible
"Show me a silver coin. Whose face and name are these on it?" "The Emperor's," they answered.

International Standard Version
"Show me a denarius. Whose face and name does it have?" They said, "Caesar's."

King James Version
Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.

New American Standard Bible
"Show Me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have? They said, "Caesar's.""

New International Version
"Show me a denarius. Whose portrait and inscription are on it?"

New King James Version
Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?” They answered and said, “Caesar’s.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Show Me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?" They said, "Caesar's."

Young's Literal Translation
shew me a denary; of whom hath it an image and superscription?' and they answering said, `Of Caesar:'

New English Translation
“Show me a denarius.¹ Whose image² and inscription are on it?”³ They said, “Caesar’s.”

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