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20 And they watched hym, & sent foorth spyes, which shoulde fayne them selues ryghteous men, to take hym in his wordes, and to delyuer hym vnto the power and aucthoritie of the deputie. 21 And they asked him, saying: Maister, we knowe that thou sayest and teachest ryght, neither considerest thou the outwarde appearaunce of any man, but teachest the way of God truely: 22 Is is lawfull for vs to geue tribute vnto Caesar, or no? 23 He perceaued their craftynesse, & saide vnto them: why tempt ye me? 24 Shewe me a penie, whose image and superscription hath it? They aunswered and sayde, Caesars. 25 And he sayde vnto them: Geue then vnto Caesar, the thynges which belong vnto Caesar, and to God the thynges that perteyne vnto God. 26 And they coulde not reproue his saying before the people: and they marueyled at his aunswere, & helde their peace. Luke 20:20-26, Bishops' Bible of 1568. Public domain.
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