Luke 20:23

King James Version

But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But detecting their craftiness, he said to them,

King James Version (1611)
But he perceiued their craftines, and said vnto them, Why tempt ye me?

English Standard Version
But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them,

New American Standard Bible
But He saw through their trickery and said to them,

New Century Version
But Jesus, knowing they were trying to trick him, said,

Amplified Bible
But He saw through their trickery and said to them,

Legacy Standard Bible
But He perceived their craftiness and said to them,

Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them,

Contemporary English Version
Jesus knew that they were trying to trick him. So he told them,

Complete Jewish Bible
But he, spotting their craftiness, said to them,

Darby Translation
But perceiving their deceit he said to them, Why do ye tempt me?

Easy-to-Read Version
But Jesus knew that these men were trying to trick him. He said to them,

Geneva Bible (1587)
But he perceiued their craftines, and sayd vnto them, Why tempt ye me?

George Lamsa Translation
But he understood their craftiness and said, Why do you tempt me?

Good News Translation
But Jesus saw through their trick and said to them,

Lexham English Bible
But seeing through their craftiness, he said to them,

Literal Translation
But perceiving their slyness, He said to them, Why do you tempt Me?

American Standard Version
But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them,

Bible in Basic English
But he saw through their trick and said to them,

Hebrew Names Version
But he perceived their slyness, and said to them, "Why do you test me?

International Standard Version
But he detected their cunning and said to them,

Etheridge Translation
But he understood their subtilty, and said, Why tempt you me?

Murdock Translation
But he perceived their craftiness, and said: Why tempt ye me?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He perceaued their craftynesse, & saide vnto them: why tempt ye me?

English Revised Version
But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them,

World English Bible
But he perceived their slyness, and said to them, "Why do you test me?

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But he observing their craftiness, said to them, Why tempt ye me?

Weymouth's New Testament
But He saw through their knavery and replied,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he biheld the disseit of hem, and seide to hem, What tempten ye me?

Update Bible Version
But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them,

Webster's Bible Translation
But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, Why tempt ye me?

New English Translation
But Jesus perceived their deceit and said to them,

New King James Version
But He perceived their craftiness, and said to them, "Why do you test Me? [fn]

New Living Translation
He saw through their trickery and said,

New Life Bible
Jesus knew they were trying to trap Him. He said,

New Revised Standard
But he perceived their craftiness and said to them,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, observing their villainy, he said unto them -

Douay-Rheims Bible
But he, considering their guile, said to them: Why tempt you me?

Revised Standard Version
But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
He perceaved their craftynes and sayde vnto them: why tept ye me?

Young's Literal Translation
And he, having perceived their craftiness, said unto them, `Why me do ye tempt?

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But he perceaued their craftynes, and sayde vnto them: Why tepte ye me?

Mace New Testament (1729)
but Jesus perceiving their malicious design, said to them, why do you practise upon me?

THE MESSAGE
He knew they were laying for him and said, "Show me a coin. Now, this engraving, who does it look like and what does it say?"

Simplified Cowboy Version
But Jesus saw through their treachery and said,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But He detected their trickery and said to them,

Contextual Overview

²⁰ And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor. 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: ²² Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no? ²³ But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me? ²⁴ Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's. ²⁵ And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's. ²⁶ And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he: Luke 5:22, Luke 6:8, Luke 11:17, John 2:24, John 2:25, 1 Corinthians 3:19, Hebrews 4:13

Why: Luke 20:20, Luke 11:16, Luke 11:53, Luke 11:54, Psalms 95:9, Matthew 16:1, Matthew 22:18, 1 Corinthians 10:9

Reciprocal: Mark 12:15 - knowing

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But he perceived their craftiness,.... Knowing what was in them, and being a discerner of the thoughts and intents of their hearts, he clearly saw that their view was either, that they might have a charge against him to the Roman governor, should he declare against payment of tribute; or that they might expose him to the people of the Jews, should he assert the lawfulness of it:

and said unto them, why tempt ye me? with this ensnaring question.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this explained in the Matthew 22:15-33 notes, and Mark 12:13-27 notes.