Matthew 22:15 Cross References - JPS_ASV_Byz

¹⁵ Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in his talk.

² The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against His anointed:

⁶ (41:7) And if one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he speaketh of it.

⁵ (56:6) All the day they trouble mine affairs; all their thoughts are against me for evil. ⁶ (56:7) They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps; according as they have waited for my soul. ⁷ (56:8) Because of iniquity cast them out; in anger bring down the peoples, O God.

⁶ (57:7) They have prepared a net for my steps, my soul is bowed down; they have digged a pit before me, they are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. Selah

³ (59:4) For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul; the impudent gather themselves together against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.

²¹ That make a man an offender by words, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought.

¹⁸ Then said they: 'Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for instruction shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.'

¹⁰ For I have heard the whispering of many, terror on every side: 'Denounce, and we will denounce him'; even of all my familiar friends, them that watch for my halting: 'Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.'

¹³ And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might catch him in talk. ¹⁴ And when they were come, they say unto him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any one, for thou regardest not the person of men, but of a truth teachest the way of God; Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? ¹⁵ Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why make ye trial of me? bring me a denarius, that I may see it. ¹⁶ And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's. ¹⁷ And Jesus answering said unto them, Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's. And they marveled greatly at him.

⁵³ And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press upon him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things, ⁵⁴ laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

²⁰ And they watched him, and sent forth spies, who feigned themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor. ²¹ And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person of any, but of a truth teachest the way of God: ²² Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or not? ²³ But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why make ye trial of me? ²⁴ Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription hath it? And they said, Caesar's. ²⁵ And he said unto them, Then render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's. ²⁶ And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people; and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.

³ For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls.