Luke - 20:24



24 Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?" They answered, "Caesar's."

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 20:24.

Differing Translations

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Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.
Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription hath it? And they said, Caesar's.
Shew me a penny. Whose image and inscription hath it? They answering, said to him, Caesar's.
Shew me a denarius. Whose image and superscription has it? And answering they said, Caesar's.
Show me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Cesar's.
shew me a denary; of whom hath it an image and superscription?' and they answering said, 'Of Caesar:'
Show me a penny. Whose image and superscription has it? They answered and said, Caesar's.
"Show me a shilling; whose likeness and inscription does it bear?" "Caesar's," they said.
Let me see a penny. Whose image and name are on it? And they said, Caesar's.
Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?" In response, they said to him, "Caesar's."
"Show me a coin. Whose head and title are on it?"

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Show me a penny,.... A Roman denarius, value seven pence halfpenny of our money. The Persic version adds, "they showed it, he asked of them"; and the Ethiopic version, "and they brought it, and he said unto them", as follows;
whose image and superscription hath it? for the penny had an head upon it, with something written, as the name of the emperor, whose image it was, his titles, the date of the coin, or some motto on it:
they answered and said, Caesar's; very likely Tiberius Caesar's, who was at that time emperor of Rome; See Gill on Matthew 22:20 and See Gill on Matthew 22:21.

Show me a penny - A Roman penny, which was the money that was usually paid on that occasion.

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