But He detectedtheir trickeryand saidto them,
"Whenyour fatherstestedMe, They triedMe, thoughthey had seenMy work.
The Phariseesand Sadduceescameup, and testingJesus, they askedHim to showthem a signfrom heaven.
But Jesusperceivedtheir malice,and said,"Whyare you testingMe, you hypocrites?
Sothey watchedHim, and sentspieswho pretendedto be righteous,in orderthat they might catchHim in some statement,sothat they [could] deliverHim to the ruleand the authorityof the governor.
"Is it lawfulfor us to paytaxesto Caesar,ornot?"
"ShowMe a denarius.Whoselikenessand inscriptiondoes it have?"They said,"Caesar's."
But Jesus,awareof their reasonings,answeredand saidto them, "Whyare you reasoningin your hearts?
But He knewwhat they were thinking,and He saidto the manwith the witheredhand,"Getup and comeforward!"And he gotup and cameforward.
and said,"You who are fullof alldeceitand fraud,you sonof the devil,you enemyof allrighteousness,will you not ceaseto make crookedthe straightwaysof the Lord?
Norlet us trythe Lord,as someof them did,and were destroyedby the serpents.
For the wisdomof thisworldis foolishnessbeforeGod.For it is written,"[He is] THE ONE WHO CATCHESTHE WISEIN THEIR CRAFTINESS";
As a result,we are no longerto be children,tossed here and there by wavesand carried aboutby everywindof doctrine,by the trickeryof men,by craftinessin deceitfulscheming;
And there is nocreaturehiddenfrom His sight,but all thingsare openand laid bareto the eyesof Him with whomwe have to do.
