Luke 20
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Luke 20:20-26

20SoG5620they watchedπαρατηρήσαντεςparatērēsantesG3906Him, and sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649spiesἐγκαθέτουςegkathetousG1455whopretendedὑποκρινομένουςhupokrinomenousG5271to be righteousδικαίουςdikaiousG1342,in orderἵναinaG2443that they mightcatchἐπιλάβωνταιepilabōntaiG1949Him in some statementλόγου,logouG3056,soG5620that they coulddeliverπαραδοῦναιparadounaiG3860Him to the ruleἀρχῇarchēaG746and the authorityἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849ofthe governorἡγεμόνος.hēgemonosG2232.
21They questionedἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,we knowG3609that You speakλέγειςlegeisG3004and teachδιδάσκειςdidaskeisG1321correctlyὀρθῶςorthōsG3723, and Youare not partialλαμβάνεις πρόσωπονlambaneis prosōponG2983G4383to any, but teachδιδάσκεις.didaskeisG1321the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225.
22Is itlawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832for usto payδοῦναιdounaiG1325taxesφόρονphoronG5411to CaesarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,orἢēG2228not?”
23But He detectedκατανοήσαςkatanoēsasG2657their trickeryπανουργίανpanourgianG3834and saidG3004to them,
24“ShowδείξατέdeixateG1166Me adenariusδηνάριον·dēnarionG1220.WhoseτίνοςtinosG5101likenessεἰκόναeikonaG1504and inscriptionἐπιγραφήν;epigraphēnG1923does it haveἔχειecheiG2192?”They saidG3004, “Caesar’sΚαίσαρος.KaisarosG2541.”
25And He saidG3004to them,“ThenτοίνυνtoinunG5106renderἀπόδοτεapodoteG591to CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541the things that are Caesar’sΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,and to GodθεοῦtheouG2316the things that are God’sθεῷ.theōG2316.”
26And they were unableοὐκ ἴσχυσανouk ischusanG3756G2480tocatchἐπιλαβέσθαιepilabesthaiG1949Him in a sayingῥήματοςrhēmatosG4487in the presenceG1727of the peopleλαοῦ,laouG2992;and beingG2296amazedG2296at His answerἀποκρίσειapokriseiG612,they becameG4601silentἐσίγησαν.¶esigēsanG4601.
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