The Pharisees and Sadducees approached, and tested him, asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
Luke 20:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But detecting their craftiness, he said to them, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But He recognized and understood their cunning and unscrupulousness and said to them, American Standard Version (1901) But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Common English Bible Since Jesus recognized their deception, he said to them, Catholic Public Domain Version But realizing their deceitfulness, he said to them: "Why do you test me? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he considering their guile, said to them: Why tempt you me? |
The Pharisees and Sadducees approached, and tested him, asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
Perceiving their malicious intent, Jesus said, ‘Why are you testing me, hypocrites?
They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so that they could catch him in what he said, to hand him over to the governor’s rule and authority.
‘Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have? ’ ‘Caesar’s,’ they said.
But perceiving their thoughts, Jesus replied to them, ‘Why are you thinking this in your hearts?
But he knew their thoughts and told the man with the shrivelled hand, ‘Get up and stand here.’ So he got up and stood there.
and said, ‘You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery, you son of the devil and enemy of all that is right. Won’t you ever stop perverting the straight paths of the Lord?
Let us not test Christ as some of them did and were destroyed by snakes.
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, since it is written, He catches the wise in their craftiness; ,
Then we will no longer be little children, tossed by the waves and blown around by every wind of teaching, by human cunning with cleverness in the techniques of deceit.
No creature is hidden from him, but all things are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.