Luke 20:24

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 20:20-26

We have here Christ's evading a snare which his enemies laid for him, by proposing a question to him about tribute. We had this passage before, both in Matthew and Mark. Here is, I. The mischief designed him, and that is more fully related here than before. The plot was to deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor, Luke 20:20. They could not themselves put him to death by course of law, nor otherwise than by a popular tumult, which they could not depend upon; and, since they... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 20:19-26

20:19-26 The scribes and chief priests tried to lay hands on Jesus at that very hour; and they feared the people, for they realized that he spoke this parable to them. They watched for an opportunity, and they despatched spies, who pretended that they were genuinely concerned about the right thing to do, so that they might fasten on what he said and be able to hand him over to the power and the authority of the governor. They asked him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 20:24

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... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 20:19-26

The sacred and the secular. There are three preliminary truths which may be gathered before considering the proper subject of the text. 1 . The worthlessness of heartless praise. What value do we suppose Jesus Christ attached to the eulogium here pronounced ( Luke 20:2 )? How worthless to him now are the epithets which are uttered or the praises which are sung by lips that are not sincere? 2 . The evil end of a false attitude toward Christ. The attitude of hostility which his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 20:20-26

The question of the tribute money. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 20:20-40

Christ supreme in debate. We have seen in the last section how our Lord told a parable whose bearing was unmistakably against the Jewish rulers. They are determined, in consequence, to so entrap him in discussion as, if possible, to bring him within the grasp of the Roman governor. But in entering the doubtful field of debate with a base purpose such as this, it was, as the sequel shows, only to be vanquished. Jesus proves more than a match for the two batches of artful men who try to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Luke 20:24

Show me a penny ; literally, a denarius, a coin of the value of 7 . 5 d., but really representing a larger sum in our money. It seems probable, from the language of Mark 12:15 , Mark 12:16 , that his interrogators had to borrow the Roman coin in question from some of the neighbouring money-changers. These Jews would scarcely carry any but Jewish coins in their girdles. That the Roman denarius, however, was evidently a coin in common circulation in those days, we gather from the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 20:20-38

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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 20:20-26

Luke 20:20-26 . And they watched him For an elucidation of this paragraph, see on Matthew 22:16-22, and Mark 12:13-17; and sent spies, which should feign themselves just men Men scrupulously conscientious in every point: that they might take hold of his words If he answered as they hoped he would. Master, we know then sayest, &c. Speakest in private, and teachest in public; the way of God truly The true path of duty. They could not take hold of his words before the people As... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 20:19-26

125. A question about paying taxes (Matthew 22:15-22; Mark 12:13-17; Luke 20:19-26)The Herodians were a group of Jews who, unlike most Jews, were favourable to the rule of the Herods and therefore (indirectly) to the rule of Rome. Normally, they had little in common with the Pharisees, but the two groups were willing to cooperate in an attempt to trap Jesus. They asked him was it lawful for Jews to pay taxes to Rome (Matthew 22:15-17; Luke 20:19-22).If Jesus replied ‘Yes’, the Pharisees would... read more

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