LUKE 20:23 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. ἐπιγνούς
2. epiginōskō
3. -
4. -
5. 19210
6. VPAA·NMS
7. ˓having˒ known
8. ˓having˒ known
9. -
10. -
11. 57528
1. κατανοήσας
2. katanoeō
3. having observed
4. having observed
5. 26570
6. VPAA·NMS
7. ˓having˒ observed
8. ˓having˒ observed
9. -
10. Y33; R57200; Person=Jesus
11. 57529
1. Δέ
2. de
3. But
4. -
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y33
11. 57530
1. αὐτῶν
2. autos
3. of them
4. their
5. 8460
6. R···3GMP
7. ˱of˲ them
8. ˱of˲ them
9. -
10. Y33; R57464
11. 57531
1. τήν
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 57532
1. πονηρίαν
2. ponēria
3. -
4. -
5. 41890
6. N····AFS
7. wickedness
8. wickedness
9. -
10. -
11. 57533
1. πανουργίαν
2. panourgia
3. craftiness
4. craftiness
5. 38340
6. N····AFS
7. craftiness
8. craftiness
9. -
10. Y33
11. 57534
1. εἶπεν
2. legō
3. he said
4. said
5. 30040
6. VIAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ said
8. ˱he˲ said
9. -
10. Y33; R57200; Person=Jesus
11. 57535
1. πρός
2. pros
3. to
4. -
5. 43140
6. P·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y33
11. 57536
1. αὐτούς
2. autos
3. them
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3AMP
7. them
8. them
9. -
10. Y33; R57464
11. 57537
1. Τί
2. ti
3. -
4. -
5. 50845
6. D·······
7. why
8. why
9. D
10. -
11. 57538
1. μέ
2. egō
3. -
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1A·S
7. me
8. me
9. -
10. -
11. 57539
1. πειράζετε
2. peirazō
3. -
4. -
5. 39850
6. VIPA2··P
7. ˓are˒ testing
8. ˓are˒ testing
9. -
10. -
11. 57540
1. ὑποκριταί
2. hupokritēs
3. -
4. -
5. 52730
6. N····VMP
7. hypocrites
8. hypocrites
9. -
10. -
11. 57541

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 20:20–26: Jewish leaders tried to trap Jesus with a question about taxes

The chief priests, the scribes, and the elders mentioned in 20:1 sent men to trick Jesus into saying something for which they could accuse him and arrest him. They wanted to cause trouble for him.

The men asked Jesus, “Should the Jews pay taxes to the Roman Emperor Caesar or not?” The word “Caesar” was the title that the Roman people gave to their highest ruler, the emperor.The Romans worshiped their emperor as a god. The Romans ruled over the Jews at that time and forced them to pay taxes.

The men’s question was difficult because either a “yes” or a “no” answer would cause problems for Jesus. If Jesus answered, “yes, the Jews should pay taxes to the Romans,” he would make the Jews angry. If he answered “no, they should not pay,” he would make the Roman government angry. But Jesus answered wisely and avoided the trap that the Jewish leaders set for him.

Some examples of headings for this section are:

The Question about Paying Taxes (GNT)

Paying Taxes to Caesar (NIV)

Should people pay taxes to Caesar or not?

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 22:15–22 and Mark 12:13–17.

20:23

But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them,

¶ Jesus perceived/knew that they were trying to deceive him. He said to them,
¶ But Jesus realized that they asked this craftily/insincerely in order to trick him, and/so he said to them,

But: This conjunction indicates a contrast with 20:22. This verse tells how Jesus responded to the spies’ question. He responded in a way that they did not expect, so the BSB introduce the verse with But. Other English versions do not begin the verse with a conjunction. Begin the verse in a natural way in your language.

Jesus saw through their duplicity: The Greek word that the BSB translates as saw through means “to notice.”BDAG, p. 522. The clause Jesus saw through their duplicity indicates that Jesus realized that the spies were trying to trick him. Other ways to translate it are:

Jesus perceived their deceit (NET)

he was aware of their cunning (NJB)

He detected their trickery (NASB)

The BSB uses an idiom to translate this meaning. If you have an idiom in your language that expresses it, you may be able to use it here.

duplicity: The Greek word that the BSB translates as duplicity means “cunning, craftiness, trickery.”BDAG, p. 754. Here it refers to a deceitful and evil trick. The spies wanted to trick Jesus into saying something that would cause him great harm, even death. Their motives were evil. Another way to translate this is:

that they were trying with evil intent/cunning to trick him

and said to them: This clause introduces what Jesus said as a result of understanding the motives of the spies. Introduce his reply in a natural way in your language. Here is another way to translate this:

So he told them (CEV)

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. But
2. -
3. 11610
4. S
5. de
6. C-·······
7. but
8. but
9. S
10. Y33
11. 57530
1. having observed
2. having observed
3. 26570
5. katanoeō
6. V-PAA·NMS
7. ˓having˒ observed
8. ˓having˒ observed
9. -
10. Y33; R57200; Person=Jesus
11. 57529
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····AFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y33
11. 57532
1. craftiness
2. craftiness
3. 38340
5. panourgia
6. N-····AFS
7. craftiness
8. craftiness
9. -
10. Y33
11. 57534
1. of them
2. their
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3GMP
7. ˱of˲ them
8. ˱of˲ them
9. -
10. Y33; R57464
11. 57531
1. he said
2. said
3. 30040
5. legō
6. V-IAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ said
8. ˱he˲ said
9. -
10. Y33; R57200; Person=Jesus
11. 57535
1. to
2. -
3. 43140
5. pros
6. P-·······
7. to
8. to
9. -
10. Y33
11. 57536
1. them
2. -
3. 8460
5. autos
6. R-···3AMP
7. them
8. them
9. -
10. Y33; R57464
11. 57537

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear LUKE 20:23

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 20:20–26: Jewish leaders tried to trap Jesus with a question about taxes

20:23

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)