People's commentary on the Gospel according to LukeContaining the common version, 1611, and the Revised version, 1881 American reading and renderings . with blancl,flattering speech as in v. 21, saying what they did not believe, though theyspoke the truth about Jesus with a malicious purpose. 22. lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar] The plot was a very cunning one. If he said, yes, then he would appear to deny his people, andhis Messiahship; and the nationalist party, then strong at Jerusalem, wouldbe angered at him. If he said, no, it was civil rebellion, the Eoman powerwould be upon hi
People's commentary on the Gospel according to LukeContaining the common version, 1611, and the Revised version, 1881 American reading and renderings . with blancl,flattering speech as in v. 21, saying what they did not believe, though theyspoke the truth about Jesus with a malicious purpose. 22. lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar] The plot was a very cunning one. If he said, yes, then he would appear to deny his people, andhis Messiahship; and the nationalist party, then strong at Jerusalem, wouldbe angered at him. If he said, no, it was civil rebellion, the Eoman powerwould be upon him at once, and he would perish at their hands. 24, Shew me a penny] or a de-narius. Jesus saw their deep plot, theircraftiness. He asks them to bring a denarius. With delight they showhim the hated Roman coin, with thein)age of Tiberius, and promptly tell himthat Caesars image and title are on thecoin. Neither Herod nor Herod Antipasissued such a coin. It must have been aforeign, that is, a Roman coin, or an ex-ceptional one struck by Philip the te-trarch. Later in the time of Vespasian,a coin was struck in Palestine bearing the Emperors DENARIUS, ROMAN PENNY OF TIBERIUS. [On one side is a portrait of Tiberius,with the inscription, Ti. Cassar Divi. Augustus (Tiberius Caisar Augustus, sonof the divine Augustus). On the other sideis a female figure and tlie inscription,Pontif. Maxim. (Iontifex Maximus).] Common Version. 19 f And the chief priests and the scribes thesame hour sought to lay liands on him ; andthey feared the people: for they perceivedthat he had jpoken this parable against them. 20 And they watched ?iim, and sent forthspies, wliich should feign themselves jnst men,that they might take hold of his words, that sothey might deliver him unto the power andauthority of the governor. 21 And they asked him, saying, Master, weknow that thou sayest and teachest rightly,neither acceptest thou the person of any, butteachest the way of God truly : 22 Is it lawful
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