Luke 20:26

Paying Taxes to Caesar · Luke 20:19–26
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Translations

Modern
And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people. And amazed at His answer, they fell silent.
Traditional
And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
Literal
And they were not able to catch Him in His saying before the people. And having marveled at His answer, they were silent.
Latin
Et non potuerunt verbum ejus reprehendere coram plebe: et mirati in responso ejus, tacuerunt.

Original

Greek
English
And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people. And amazed at His answer, they fell silent.

Notes

The religious leaders asked this question to trap Jesus, but he answered in a way that avoided their trap.

In this series of controversies between Jesus and the religious leaders of Jerusalem, they repeatedly questioned and challenged him, and he repeatedly outmatched them with his spiritual wisdom, insight, and authority.

Theme notes and profiles

The Stone the Builders Rejected

Events

Parallels

Matthew 22:15–22 Mark 12:13–17

Glossary

Luke, Gospel of

Topics

Craftiness: Jews, in Seeking to Entangle the Master Jesus, the Christ: Tested by the Pharisees and the Herodians