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Luke 20:22

LUKE—NOTE ON Luke 20:22 Is it lawful? Some Jews believed that paying any tax to pagan rulers contradicted God’s lordship over his people.

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See also Luke 20:22 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Luke 20:22. _IS IT LAWFUL FOR US TO GIVE TRIBUTE UNTO CAESAR_] See this _insidious_ but _important_ question considered at large on Matthew 22:16....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    See this explained in the Matthew 22:15 notes, and Mark 12:13 notes....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 20 _ 1. His Authority Demanded and His Answer.(Luke 20:1)_ 2. Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen. (Luke 20:9) 3. Question about Tribute to Caesar. (Luke 20:20) 4. The Question Concerning Resu...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE QUESTION OF TRIBUTE (Mark 12:13 *, Matthew 22:15 *). The authorities send spies who pretend to be honest inquirers, pious observers of the Law, with a really conscientious scruple. Luke 20:21. th...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    BY WHAT AUTHORITY? (Luke 20:1-8)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    The scribes and chief priests tried to lay hands on Jesus at that very hour; and they feared the people, for they realized that he spoke this parable to them. They watched for an opportunity, and they...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    TRIBUTE. Greek. _phoros_. anything brought. Here the poll-tax, which was disputed by scrupulous legalists. Only here, Luke 23:2, and Romans 13:6; Romans 13:7. NO. Greek. _ou._ App-105....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cesar_, _or no?_ The question was devised with so superlative a craft that it seemed impossible for our Lord to escape. If He said -It is lawful," the _Pharis...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ἜΞΕΣΤΙΝ ἩΜΑ͂Σ ΚΑΊΣΑΡΙ ΦΌΡΟΝ ΔΟΥ͂ΝΑΙ Ἢ ΟΥ̓́; The question was devised with so superlative a craft that it seemed impossible for our Lord to escape. If He said ‘It is lawful,’ the _Pharisees_ hoped at o...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    QUESTION ABOUT THE TRIBUTE MONEY...

  • Catena Aurea Commentary

    Ver 19. And the Chief Priests and the Scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them. 20. And they watche...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΈΞΕΣΤΙΝ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΈΞΕΣΤΙ (G1832) позволено, законно, с _inf._ Этот вопрос построен как относящийся к закону. Они подвергали испытанию компетентность Иисуса и Его способность учить (LNT, 31...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _The Search For An Excuse Scripture_ Luke 20:19-47 And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour; and they feared the people: for they percei...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 3 Religion and Government (Luke 20:20-26) 20So they watched him, and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might take hold of what he said, so as to deliver hi...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    44 Compare Mic_3:12; Mat_24:2. 45-48 Compare Mat_21:12-17; Mar_11:11; Mar_11:15-19. 45 His kingdom will be a combination of church and state and He will be the Head of both. Hence He not only presen...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    VARIOUS INCIDENTS OF THE LAST WEEK 1-8. The authority of Jesus challenged (Matthew 21:23; Mark 11:27). See on Mt....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE TRIBUTE MONEY (Matthew 22:15; Mark 12:13). See on Mt....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 20 THE QUESTION ABOUT JESUS’ AUTHORITY 20:1-8 V1 One day Jesus was in the *Temple. He was teaching the people and declaring the Good News. The chief...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (20-26) AND THEY WATCHED HIM. — See Notes on Matthew 22:15 and Mark 12:13. AND SENT FORTH SPIES. — The noun is, again, one of St. Luke’s characteristic words not used by any other New Testament writer...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    f. _The question_. φόρον = κῆνσον, a Latinism, in the parallels....

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _The tribute question_ (Matthew 22:15-22; Mark 12:13-17)....

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    TRIBUTE TO CAESAR AND TO GOD Luke 20:19-26 Fearing to touch Him themselves, and finding no foothold against Him according to the Mosaic law, His enemies sought to bring Christ into collision with th...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This chapter records the remarkable happenings gathered around our Lord's entrance into the Temple. By a parable He revealed the awful sin and failure of the Hebrew nation, culminating in His own reje...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    If our divine Saviour had returned them for answer, that they ought to give tribute to Cæsar, they would have accused him of being an enemy to the law; but if, on the contrary, he said it was not lawf...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    TRIBUTE TO CAESAR Matthew 22:15-22; Mark 12:13-17; Luke 20:20-26. “And lying in wait for Him, they sent sharpers, hypocritically claiming to be righteous, that they may catch His word, in order to del...

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    4. _The Question of the Pharisees: Luke 20:20-26_. The official question of the Sanhedrim served only to prepare a triumph for Jesus. From this time forth the different parties make attempts on Him s...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor....

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The last chapter gave in the judgment of present things, another world and eternal things in good and evil, the Lord's instruction for the disciples after the dealings of grace in Luke 15:1-32, and th...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    It will be remarked here that, as He draws nigh to Jerusalem, the Lord weeps over the city. It is not now as in Matthew, where, while discoursing with the Jews, He points it out to them as that which...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    IS IT LAWFUL FOR US TO GIVE TRIBUTE UNTO CAESAR, OR NO?] The Syriac and Persic versions here, as in the other evangelists, render it, "head money". The phrase, "for us", is here added, and on it lies...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And they watched him_ For an elucidation of this paragraph, see on Matthew 22:16, and Mark 12:13; _and sent spies, which should feign themselves just men_ Men scrupulously conscientious in every poin...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    Tribute to Cesar-the resurrection. Matthew 22:15-33....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE PHARISEES AND SADDUCEES CONFUTED. The question of the Pharisees:...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    IS IT LAWFUL FOR US TO GIVE TRIBUTE UNTO CAESAR, OR NO? So embittered were the scribes and the chief priests on account of the merciless frankness of Jesus that they sought to lay violent hands upon H...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    AUTHORITY:FROM HEAVEN OR OF MEN? (vs.1-8) The chief priests and scribes used every means they could to discredit the Lord Jesus among the people. While He was teaching and preaching in the temple, th...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    20-26 Those who are most crafty in their designs against Christ and his gospel, cannot hide them. He did not give a direct answer, but reproved them for offering to impose upon him; and they could no...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    SEE POOLE ON "LUKE 20:21...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Luke 20:22 lawful G1832 (G5748) us G2254 taxes G1325 (G5629) G5411 Caesar G2541 or G2228 not...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?” Their question was as to whether it was ‘lawful' or not to give tribute to Caesar. That is whether it was in line with the teaching of Moses. N...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SECOND TEST: IS IT LAWFUL TO GIVE TRIBUTE TO CAESAR? (20:20-26). In the chiasmus of the Section this challenge parallels the challenge concerning His authority (Luke 20:1). Sneakily they seek to...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Passing over the incident of the barren fig tree (Monday evening and Tuesday morning, on the way to and from Bethany) related by Matthew and Mark, Luke gives a sketch of the various assaults made upon...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Luke 20:20-26. THE QUESTION RESPECTING TRIBUTE. See on Matthew 22:15-22; Mark 12:13-17. Luke's account states more fully the crafty method of the chief-priests, but as regards the interview itself pre...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Luke 20:22. TRIBUTE. Luke uses the Greek word applied to land and poll taxes, while Matthew and Mark use the Latin equivalent. See on Matthew 22:17....

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    TRIBUTE (φορον). Old word for the annual tax on land, houses, etc. Mark and Matthew have κηνσον, which see for this Latin word in Greek letters. The picture on the coin may have been that of Tiberi...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Jesus' authority questioned. Parable of the vineyard. Question of the tribute money. Answer to Sadducees about resurrection. Jesus questions Scribes. CHARACTERS: Jesus, priests, Scribes, Jo...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Luke 20:2. _Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things._ A question after all his miracles which offered the foulest insult to God, and was the emanation of complot and of malice. See Matthew...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    TELL US, IS IT AGAINST OUR LAW? For notes on this question about paying taxes, see Matthew 22:15-22....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _They watched Him_ CHRIST WAS WATCHED, AND SO ARE WE The chief priests and rulers of the Jews watched Jesus, but not to learn the way of salvation. They watched Him with the evil eyes of malice and...

  • The Gospels Compared

    RELIGIOUS LEADERS QUESTION JESUS ABOUT PAYING TAXES MATTHEW 22:15-22; MARK 12:13-17; LUKE 20:20-26; MATTHEW 22:15 Then went

  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

    CHAPTER 20 VER. 36. _They are equal unto the angels._ So the Arabic, Syriac, Egyptian, Persian, and Ethiopic; equal in celibacy, immortality, glory. As therefore the angels do not marry nor generate,...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 20:19. AND THEY FEARED THE PEOPLE.—The state of mind in which the attempt to ensnare Jesus was made: “and they did so in fear of the people” (_Alford_). Luke 20:20. THEY WATCHED...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION LUKE 20:1 _Question of the priests and scribes as to the nature of the authority under which Jesus was acting._ LUKE 20:1, LUKE 20:2...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    We are in the final week of the life of Jesus. He is now in Jerusalem. This is the week in which pilgrims are coming from all over the world to celebrate the Feast of the Passover. He has made His tri...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Acts 5:37; Deuteronomy 17:15; Ezra 4:13; Ezra 4:19; Ezra 9:7;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Tribute [φ ο ρ ο ν]. From ferw, to bring. Something, therefore, which is brought in by way of payment. Luke uses the Greek word instead of the Latin khnson, census, in Matthew and Mark....

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