LUKE 20:24 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. Δείξατε
2. deiknuō
3. Show
4. -
5. 11660
6. VMAA2··P
7. show
8. show
9. D
10. Y33
11. 57542
1. Ἐπιδείξατε
2. epideiknuō
3. -
4. -
5. 19250
6. VMAA2··P
7. show
8. show
9. D
10. -
11. 57543
1. μοί
2. egō
3. to me
4. -
5. 14730
6. R···1D·S
7. ˱to˲ me
8. ˱to˲ me
9. -
10. Y33
11. 57544
1. τό
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····ANS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. -
11. 57545
1. νόμισμα
2. nomisma
3. -
4. -
5. 35460
6. N····ANS
7. coin
8. coin
9. -
10. -
11. 57546
1. δηνάριον
2. dēnarion
3. +the daʸnarion coin
4. -
5. 12200
6. N····ANS
7. ˓the˒ daʸnarion_\add coin\add*
8. ˓the˒ denarius
9. -
10. Y33; F57556
11. 57547
1. οἱ
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. R···3NMP
7. they
8. they
9. -
10. -
11. 57548
1. δέ
2. de
3. -
4. -
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. -
11. 57549
1. ἔδειξαν
2. deiknuō
3. -
4. -
5. 11660
6. VIAA3··P
7. showed ‹it›
8. showed ‹it›
9. -
10. -
11. 57550
1. αὐτῷ
2. autos
3. -
4. -
5. 8460
6. R···3DMS
7. ˱to˲ him
8. ˱to˲ him
9. -
10. -
11. 57551
1. καί
2. kai
3. -
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. -
11. 57552
1. εἶπεν
2. legō
3. -
4. -
5. 30040
6. VIAA3··S
7. ˱he˲ said
8. ˱he˲ said
9. -
10. -
11. 57553
1. εἶπαν
2. legō
3. -
4. -
5. 30040
6. VIAA3··P
7. ˱they˲ said
8. ˱they˲ said
9. -
10. R57464
11. 57554
1. τίνος
2. tis
3. of whose
4. -
5. 51010
6. R····GMS
7. ˱of˲ whose
8. ˱of˲ whose
9. -
10. Y33
11. 57555
1. ἔχει
2. eχō
3. is it having
4. it
5. 21920
6. VIPA3··S
7. ˱it˲ ˓is˒ having
8. ˱it˲ ˓is˒ having
9. -
10. Y33; R57547
11. 57556
1. εἰκόνα
2. eikōn
3. image
4. image
5. 15040
6. N····AFS
7. image
8. image
9. -
10. Y33
11. 57557
1. καί
2. kai
3. and
4. -
5. 25320
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 57558
1. τήν
2. ho
3. -
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····AFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. -
11. 57559
1. ἐπιγραφήν
2. epigrafē
3. inscription
4. inscription
5. 19230
6. N····AFS
7. inscription
8. inscription
9. -
10. Y33
11. 57560
1. οἱ
2. ho
3. they
4. they
5. 35880
6. R···3NMP
7. they
8. they
9. -
10. Y33
11. 57561
1. ἀποκριθέντες
2. apokrinō
3. -
4. -
5. 6110
6. VPAP·NMP
7. answering
8. answering
9. -
10. R57464
11. 57562
1. δέ
2. de
3. and
4. -
5. 11610
6. C·······
7. and
8. and
9. -
10. Y33
11. 57563
1. εἶπαν
2. legō
3. said
4. -
5. 30040
6. VIAA3··P
7. said
8. said
9. -
10. Y33
11. 57564
1. Καίσαρος
2. kaisar
3. Of Kaisar
4. -
5. 25410
6. N····GMS
7. ˱of˲ Kaisar
8. ˱of˲ Caesar
9. UD
10. Y33
11. 57565

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.

20:24a

“Show Me a denarius.

“Show^(plur) me a denarius coin.
“Let^(plur) me see the Roman coin/money that is used to pay the tax.

Show Me a denarius: Jesus wanted his questioners to show him one of the coins people used to pay the Roman tax. So he asked them to show him a denarius coin. See the next note for more details.

denarius: The word denarius refers to a type of silver coin that Romans used as money. Each Roman coin had the name and image (picture) of Caesar on it. In this context that image is important. When Jesus answered the spies, he used Caesar’s image to teach them and the people an important truth. Some ways to translate denarius in this context are:

Use a more general term or a descriptive phrase. For example:
the Roman tax coin/money
the type of coin used for paying taxes
a Roman coin (NLT)
Use a borrowed word along with a general term. For example:
denarius coin

The word denarius occurred in the plural form in 7:41. However, in that context the focus was on the value of the coins, not on the image. You may need to translate in a different way here.

20:24b

Whose image and inscription are on it?”

Tell^(plur) me whose picture/image and name are inscribed on it?”
Whose image/face is drawn/shown on it? Whose title is written on it?”

In this part of the verse Jesus asked the spies a question about the denarius. It implies that someone had showed Jesus a denarius, as he requested in 20:24a. In some languages it may be helpful to make this explicit here. For example:

So they showed it to him

It may also be natural to introduce the question that Jesus asked the spies. For example:

Then he asked (CEV)

Whose image and inscription are on it?: Jesus asked this question to prepare the people for what he wanted to teach them. Both Jesus and the spies knew the answer to this question, but Jesus still wanted them to say the answer and they did. Some ways to translate the question are:

Whose image and name are on it? (NCV)

Tell me whose picture and title you see on it.

image: The Greek word that the BSB translates as image means “portrait” or “likeness.” On each denarius there was a picture of the emperor’s head. This image symbolically marked the coins as belonging to the emperor.

Genesis 1:26–27 indicates that God made man in his image. In 20:25c Jesus implied a comparison between the image of Caesar on the coin and the image of God on people. If you have already translated Genesis 1:26–27, it may be helpful to translate image with the same word that you used for “image” or “likeness” there. Do this only if it is clear and natural in your language. Other ways to translate image here are:

head (NRSV)

picture (CEV)

face (GNT)

image (NCV)

inscription: The inscription on a coin is the writing on it. The writing on a denarius included the name of the emperor.On a denarius, around the portrait of the emperor would have been written the words “Tiberius Caesar Augustus, son of the divine Augustus.” Tiberius was the emperor at that time, and so his name appeared on the coins. Some other ways to translate the word inscription are:

name (CEV)

title (NLT)

20:24c

“Caesar’s,” they answered.

“The picture/image and name of the emperor,” they answered him.
The spies/men answered, “The emperor’s image/face and title are on it.”

“Caesar’s,” they answered: The BSB places the words they answered in the middle of what the spies said in response to Jesus’ question. In some languages. it may be necessary to put these words at the beginning of 20:24c. For example:

And they said, “Caesar’s.”

Caesar’s: The word Caesar’s is the answer that the spies gave to Jesus’ question. In some languages it may be necessary to make this answer into a complete sentence. For example:

the spies told him, “The picture/image and name of Caesar are on it.”

they answered: The BSB puts the phrase they answered after the people’s answer. The Greek text places it before their answer. You may place this information where it is natural in your language.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-bmoney

δηνάριον

˓the˒_denarius

See how you translated this term in [7:41](../07/41.md). Alternate translation: [a Roman coin]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

τίνος ἔχει εἰκόνα καὶ ἐπιγραφήν?

˱of˲_whose ˱it˲_˓is˒_having image (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Δείξατε μοί δηνάριον τίνος ἔχει εἰκόνα καί ἐπιγραφήν οἱ δέ εἶπαν Καίσαρος)

This is not a rhetorical question, since Jesus does want the spies to answer, even though he already knows the answer to the question himself and he is using it as a teaching tool. So it would not be appropriate to translate this as if it were a statement or an exclamation, for example, “Surely you could see whose picture and name are on this coin”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐπιγραφήν

inscription

Jesus is referring to the name on the coin by association with the fact that it is an inscription, that is, something written on the coin. Alternate translation: [name]

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

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 20:24

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

20:24a

20:24b

20:24c

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