MARK 12:15 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.”
But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. Why are you trying to trap me? he asked. Bring me a denarius and let me look at it — the naming of their hypocrisy (hypokrisin) is the first response: he sees through the flattery and the trap. The request for the denarius is the second move — making them produce the coin that his answer will be about. The one who denies using Roman coins must produce one.
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