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Luke 20:20-26
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1One day as Jesus was
teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the good news, the
chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to
him.
2“Tell us by what authority
you are doing these things,” they said. “Who gave you this authority?”
3He replied, “I will also ask
you a question. Tell me:
4John’s baptism—was it from
heaven, or of human origin?”
5They discussed it among
themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will ask, ‘Why didn’t you
believe him?’
6But if we say, ‘Of human
origin,’ all the people will stone us, because they are persuaded that John was
a prophet.”
7So they answered, “We don’t
know where it was from.”
8Jesus said, “Neither will I
tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
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20Keeping a close watch on
him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in
something he said, so that they might hand him over to the power and authority
of the governor.
21So the spies questioned
him: “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do
not show partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
22Is it right for us to pay
taxes to Caesar or not?”
23He saw through their
duplicity and said to them,
24“Show me a denarius. Whose
image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they replied.
25He said to them, “Then give
back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
26They were unable to trap
him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they
became silent.
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1)
Are verses 1 to 8
included in VisionCasting-Luke20.1-8?
o
Yes.
2)
Why are verses 1 to
8 included here?
o
They are included
here to provide continuity of context.
3)
According to
verse 20 what did the teachers of the law
and the chief priests send spies, who pretended to be sincere, to Jesus for?
o
They hoped to
catch Jesus in something he said.
o
So that
o
They might hand
him over to the
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Power.
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And authority of
the governor.
4)
What was the
motive behind the commendation of Jesus by the spies in verse 21?
o
They were trying
to put Jesus in a position.
o
Where
o
He had to answer
the question.
o
That
o
They were posing to
him.
5)
Why were the spies
trying to force Jesus to answer their question?
o
Earlier in the
chapter Jesus asked the teachers of the law and the chief priests a question
about John the Baptist with a choice of two unacceptable options.
o
Now they
§
Turned the table
on Jesus.
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And asked him a
question with a choice of two unacceptable options.
6)
How did the
question of the spies in verse 22 carry a choice of two unacceptable options?
o
Jesus would be
§
Undermining God’s
sovereignty.
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And legitimizing
the rule of the Romans over
o
If
o
He said that it
was right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar.
o
Jesus would be
inciting rebellion against the Romans.
o
If
o
He said that it
was not right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar.
7)
According to
verse 23 did Jesus see the intent behind the question of the spies?
o
He saw through
their duplicity.
8)
What did Jesus
say in reply in verses 24 and 25 that avoided the trap of the spies?
o
Jesus got them to
acknowledge that the coin used for paying
taxes
§
Bears the
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Image.
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And inscription of
Caesar.
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And belongs to
Caesar.
o
Paying taxes to
Caesar was therefore legitimate.
9)
According to
verse 26 what was the reaction of the spies to Jesus’ answer?
o
They were astonished
by his answer.
10)
According to
verse 26 what did the spies do next after
they were unable to trap Jesus in what he had said there in public?
o
They became silent.
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Luke 20:20-26
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