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Selected Verse: Mark 12:15 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mr 12:15 |
King James |
Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy--"their wickedness" (Mat 22:18); "their craftiness" (Luk 20:23). The malignity of their hearts took the form of craft, pretending what they did not feel--an anxious desire to be guided aright in a matter which to a scrupulous few might seem a question of some difficulty. Seeing perfectly through this,
He said unto them, Why tempt ye me?--"hypocrites!"
bring me a penny that I may see it--"the tribute money" (Mat 22:19). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Penny
See on Mat 20:2. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Shall we give, or shall we not give? - This is wanting in the Codex Bezae, and in several versions. |
19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.