Luke 20:23
“But he perceiued their craftines, and said vnto them, Why tempt ye me?”
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Luke 20:23 Context
21And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truely. 22Is it lawfull for vs to giue tribute vnto Cesar, or no? 23But he perceiued their craftines, and said vnto them, Why tempt ye me? 24Shew me a peny: whose image and superscription hath it? They answered, and said, Cesars. 25And he said vnto them, Render therefore vnto Cesar the things which be Cesars, and vnto God the things which be Gods.
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But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
- King James Version
But He detected their trickery and said to them,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them,
- American Standard Version (1901)
But he saw through their trick and said to them,
- Basic English Bible
But perceiving their deceit he said to them, Why do ye tempt me?
- Darby Bible
But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, Why tempt ye me?
- Webster's Bible
But He saw through their knavery and replied,
- Weymouth Bible
But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, "Why do you test me?
- World English Bible
And he biheld the disseit of hem, and seide to hem, What tempten ye me?
- Wycliffe Bible
And he, having perceived their craftiness, said unto them, `Why me do ye tempt?
- Youngs Literal Bible