Passage

Luke 20.24

Book: Luke · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"22. Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? 23. But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them,"

"24. Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription hath it? And they said, Caesar's."

"25. And he said unto them, Then render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's. 26. And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace." (Luke 20:22-26, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"22. Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” 23. But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, “Why do you test me?"

"24. Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” They answered, “Caesar’s.”"

"25. He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 26. They weren’t able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer, and were silent." (Luke 20:22-26, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"22. Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no? 23. But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?"

"24. Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's."

"25. And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's. 26. And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace." (Luke 20:22-26, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"22. Is it lawful to us to give tribute to Caesar or not?' 23. And he, having perceived their craftiness, said unto them, 'Why me do ye tempt?"

"24. shew me a denary; of whom hath it an image and superscription?' and they answering said, 'Of Caesar:'"

"25. and he said to them, 'Give back, therefore, the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;' 26. and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent." (Luke 20:22-26, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

G1504 - eikon

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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