when your fathers put me to the test and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.
Luke 20:23 - English Standard Version 2016 But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, Matoleo zaidiKing 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? |
when your fathers put me to the test and put me to the proof, though they had seen my work.
And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why put me to the test, you hypocrites?
So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.
“Show me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar’s.”
When Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answered them, “Why do you question in your hearts?
But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” And he rose and stood there.
and said, “You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?
We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents,
For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,”
so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes.
And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.