King James Version (KJV)
Luke 20:23
“But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, ‹Why tempt ye me?›”
Verse in context — Luke 20
21
And 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 truly:
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Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?
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But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, ‹Why tempt ye me?›
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‹Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it?› They answered and said, Caesar's.
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And he said unto them, ‹Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.›
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