Matthew 22:15 Cross References - Coverdale

¹⁵ Then wente the Pharises, and toke councell, how they might tangle him in his wordes,

² The kynges of the earth stode vp, and the rulers are come together, agaynst the LORDE ad agaynst his anoynted.

⁶ Though he came in to se, yet meaned he falsede in his hert, heapinge myschefe vpon himself.

⁵ They vexe me daylie in my wordes: all yt they ymagin, is to do me euell. ⁶ They holde alltogether, & kepe them selues close: they marck my steppes, how they maye catch my soule. ⁷ But in vayne, for it shal escape the: and why? thou (o God) in thy displeasure shalt cast downe soch people.

⁶ Set vp thy self (o God) aboue the heaues, and thy glory aboue all the earth.

³ For lo, they lye waytinge for my soule: ye mightie me are gathered together against me, wt out eny offence or faute of me, o LORDE.

²¹ soch as laboure to drawe me vnto synne: and yt disceaue him, which reproueth them in the gate, & soch as turne good personnes to vanite.

¹⁸ Then sayde they: come, let vs ymagin somthinge agaynst this Ieremy. Yee this dyd euen the prestes, to whom ye lawe was commytted: the Senatours, yt were the wysest: and the prophetes, which wanted not ye worde off God. Come (sayde they) let vs cut out his tuge, and let vs not regarde his wordes.

¹⁰ For why, I herde so many derisios and blasphemies, yee euen of myne owne companyons, and off soch as were conuersaunte with me: which wente aboute, to make me afrayed sayenge: vpon him, let vs go vpon him, to feare him, and make him holde his tonge: yt we maye ouercome him, and be avenged off him.

¹³ And they sent vnto him certayne of the Pharises and Herodes officers to take him in his wordes. ¹⁴ And they came, and sayde vnto hi: Master, we knowe that thou art true and carest for no man. For thou regardest not the outwarde appearaunce of men, but teachest ye waye of God truly. Is it laufull to geue tribute vnto the Emperoure, or not? ¹⁵ Ought we to geue it, or ought we not to geue it? But he perceaued their ypocrisye, and sayde vnto them: Why tempte ye me? Brynge me a peny, that I maye se it. ¹⁶ And they brought it him. Then sayde he: Whose ymage and superscripcion is this? They sayde vnto him: The Emperours. ¹⁷ Then answered Iesus and sayde vnto the: Geue therfore vnto the Emperoure that which is the Emperours, and vnto God that which is Gods. And they marueled at him.

⁵³ Whan he spake thus vnto them, the scrybes and Pharyses beganne to preasse sore vpon him, and to stoppe his mouth with many questions, ⁵⁴ and layed wayte for him, and sought to hunte out some thinge out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

²⁰ And they watched hi, & sent forth spyes, which shulde fayne the selues perfecte, that they might take him in his wordes, to delyuer him vnto the power and auctorite of ye debite. ²¹ And they axed him, & sayde: Master, we knowe that thou sayest & teachest right, and regardest the outwarde appearauce of no man, but teachest the waye of God truly. ²² Is it laufull, that we geue tribute vnto the Emperoure, or not? ²³ But he perceaued their craftynes, and sayde vnto them: Why tepte ye me? ²⁴ Shewe me the peny. Whose ymage and superscripcion hath it? They answered, and sayde: The Emperours. ²⁵ Then sayde he vnto them: Geue the vnto the Emperoure, that which is the Emperours: & vnto God, that which is Gods. ²⁶ And they coude not reproue his worde before the people, and marueyled at his answere, and helde their peace.

³ Cosidre him therfore that endured soch speakinge agaynst hi of synners, lest ye be weery and faynte in youre myndes: