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18 Everyone having fallen upon that stone will be broken-to-pieces. And[a] upon whomever it may fall, it will crush[b] him”. 19 And the scribes and the chief priests sought to put their hands on Him at the very hour. And[c] they feared the people. For they[d] knew that He spoke this parable against them.

The Priests Try To Snare Jesus: Shall We Pay Taxes To Caesar?

20 And having closely-watched Him, they sent forth spies pretending themselves to be righteous, in order that they might take-hold-of a statement of His, so as to hand Him over to the rule and the authority of the governor.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 20:18 Or, But.
  2. Luke 20:18 See Mt 21:44.
  3. Luke 20:19 Or, And-yet.
  4. Luke 20:19 That is, the priests; or, the people.

18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”(A)

19 The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him(B) immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.(C)

Paying Taxes to Caesar(D)

20 Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said,(E) so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.(F)

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