Luke 20:24

Luke 20:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Cesar’s.
• New International Version (NIV)“Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they replied.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Show me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?" They said, "Caesar's."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?” They answered and said, “Caesar’s.”

Context of Luke 20:24

22Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not? 23But perceiving their deceit he said to them, Why do ye tempt me? Shew me a denarius. Whose image and superscription has it? And answering they said, Caesar's. 25And he said to them, Pay therefore what is Caesar's to Caesar, and what is God's to God. 26And they were not able to take hold of him in [his] expressions before the people, and, wondering at his answer, they were silent.

Luke 20:24 word by word

δείξατέ μοι δηνάριον· τίνος ἔχει εἰκόνα καὶ ἐπιγραφήν; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν· Καίσαρος.Read the interlinear

• denariusδηνάριονdēnarion · denariusG1220
• imageεἰκώνeikōn · imageG1504
• answeringἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Cross-references for Luke 20:24

• Matthew 18:28But that bondman having gone out, found one of his fellow-bondmen who owed him a hundred denarii. And having seized him, he throttled him, saying, Pay [me] if thou owest anything.
• Matthew 20:2And having agreed with the workmen for a denarius the day, he sent them into his vineyard.
• Luke 20:22Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
• Luke 2:1But it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census should be made of all the habitable world.
• Luke 3:1Now in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Ituraea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
• Luke 23:2And they began to accuse him, saying, We have found this [man] perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king.
• Acts 11:28and one from among them, by name Agabus, rose up and signified by the Spirit that there was going to be a great famine over all the inhabited earth, which also came to pass under Claudius.
• Acts 25:8Paul answering for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I offended [in] anything.
• Acts 26:32And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been let go if he had not appealed to Caesar.
• Philippians 4:22All the saints salute you, and specially those of the household of Caesar.

Commentaries on Luke 20:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20-38Verses 20-38 See this explained in the Mark 12:13-27 notes.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-26Verses 20-26 Those who are most crafty in their designs against Christ and his gospel, cannot hide them. He did not give a direct answer, but reproved them for offering to impose upon him; and they could not fasten upon any thing wherewith to stir up either the governor or the people against him. The wisdom which is from above, will direct all who teach the way of God truly, to avoid the snares laid for them by wicked men; and will teach our duty to God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24a denarius: This Roman coin had the image and inscription of the emperor Tiberius Caesar (see 3:1) stamped on it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-4020-26. sent forth--after consulting (Mt 22:15) on the best plan. spies--"of the Pharisees and Herodians" (Mr 12:13). See Mr 3:6.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 20:24

• Citizens
• Craftiness
• Jesus, the Christ
• Law

In the dictionaries

• Tiberius Caesar
• Denarius
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of
• Penny
• Superscription
• Money
• Penny, Pennyworth
• Caesar

Commentaries on Luke 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings