Matthew 22:15
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The Question about Paying Taxes
15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said.
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Luke 20:20-26
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The Question about Paying Tribute
20 So they watched him and sent spies who pretended to be honest, in order to trap him by what he said and then to hand him over to the jurisdiction and authority of the governor. 21 So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you are right in what you say and teach, and you show deference to no one but teach the way of God in accordance with truth.(A) 22 Is it lawful for us to pay tribute to Caesar or not?” 23 But he perceived their craftiness and said to them, 24 “Show me a denarius. Whose head and whose title does it bear?” They said, “Caesar’s.” 25 He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s.”(B) 26 And they were not able in the presence of the people to trap him by what he said, and being amazed by his answer they became silent.
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Mark 12:13-17
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The Question about Paying Taxes
13 Then they sent to him some Pharisees and some Herodians to trap him in what he said.(A) 14 And they came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere and show deference to no one, for you do not regard people with partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? 15 Should we pay them, or should we not?” But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why are you putting me to the test? Bring me a denarius and let me see it.” 16 And they brought one. Then he said to them, “Whose head is this and whose title?” They answered, “Caesar’s.” 17 Jesus said to them, “Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s.” And they were utterly amazed at him.(B)
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Psalm 56:5-7
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5 All day long they seek to injure my cause;
all their thoughts are against me for evil.(A)
6 They stir up strife; they lurk;
they watch my steps,
as they hoped to take my life.(B)
7 Do not deliver them for any reason;[a]
in wrath cast down the peoples, O God!(C)
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- 56.7 Gk Compare Syr Jerome: Heb deliver them because of their iniquity
Psalm 2:2
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2 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord and his anointed, saying,(A)
Psalm 59:3
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3 Even now they lie in wait for my life;
the mighty stir up strife against me.
For no transgression or sin of mine, O Lord,(A)
Hebrews 12:3
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3 Consider him who endured such hostility against himself from sinners,[a] so that you may not grow weary in your souls or lose heart.(A)
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- 12.3 Other ancient authorities read such hostility from sinners against themselves
Luke 11:53-54
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53 When he went outside, the scribes and the Pharisees became hostile to him and began to interrogate him about many things, 54 lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.(A)
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Jeremiah 20:10
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10 For I hear many whispering:
“Terror is all around!
Denounce him! Let us denounce him!”
All my close friends
are watching for me to stumble.
“Perhaps he can be enticed,
and we can prevail against him
and take our revenge on him.”(A)
Jeremiah 18:18
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A Plot against Jeremiah
18 Then they said, “Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, for instruction shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, let us bring charges against him,[a] and let us not heed any of his words.”(A)
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- 18.18 Heb strike him with the tongue
Isaiah 29:21
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21 those who cause a person to lose a lawsuit,
who set a trap for the arbiter in the gate
and undermine justice for the one in the right.(A)
Psalm 57:6
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6 They set a net for my steps;
my soul was bowed down.
They dug a pit in my path,
but they have fallen into it themselves. Selah(A)
Psalm 41:6
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6 And when they come to see me, they utter empty words
while their hearts gather mischief;
when they go out, they tell it abroad.(A)
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