Luke 20:21 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 20:21

“Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.

BSB

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ASV

And they asked him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest not the person of any, but of a truth teachest the way of God:

KJV

And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:

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Commentary

2 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 135 (444)

What do they say? "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, nor do you accept persons but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?" O what polluted dishonesty! The God of all certainly wanted Israel to be exempt from human rule. They trampled under foot the divine laws and totally despised the commandment given to them. They committed themselves to their own devices. They therefore fell under the hand of those who at that time ruled over them.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And they asked him, saying, master,.... Rabbi, or doctor; hoping, by this flattering title, and the flattering words used by them, to work him up to an openness and freedom of conversation with them: we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly; rightly dividest the word of God, and deliverest out sound doctrine according to it: and this he certainly did, though they spoke these words hypocritically, not believing what they themselves said; at least, they did not care that others should believe this of him: neither acceptest thou the person of any.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Now if Christ should say that it was lawful the people would take it ill, for they expected that he who set up to be the Messiah should in the first place free them from the Roman yoke, and stand by them in denying tribute to Cæsar.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

Let us mark, for one thing, in this passage — the cloak of goodness under which some of our Lord's enemies approached Him. We read that "they sent spies, who pretended to be honest. They hoped to catch Him in something he said so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor." We read further that they attempted to trick Him by flattering words, "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."

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐπηρώτησαν	epērōtēsan	they questioned	G1905 →
αὐτὸν	auton	Him	G846 →
λέγοντες·	legontes	saying;	G3004 →
διδάσκαλε,	didaskale	Teacher,	G1320 →
οἴδαμεν	oidamen	we know
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ὀρθῶς	orthōs	rightly	G3723 →
λέγεις	legeis	You speak	G3004 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
διδάσκεις	didaskeis	You teach	G1321 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
λαμβάνεις	lambaneis	You receive	G2983 →
πρόσωπον	prosōpon	[any] person	G4383 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
ἐπ᾽	ep᾽	on the basis of	G1909 →
ἀληθείας	alētheias	truth	G225 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ὁδὸν	hodon	way	G3598 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
διδάσκεις.	didaskeis	teach.	G1321 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 4:2
  Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to…
- 2 Peter 2:1–3
  Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on…
- 2 Corinthians 1:12
  And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom,…
- 2 Timothy 4:3–4
  For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
- 1 Timothy 4:1–3
  Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
Through
Psalms 12:2
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
leads to
- Romans 16:18
  For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
- Jeremiah 9:8
  Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.
- Psalms 41:6
  My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Luke