Mark 12:15 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 12:15

But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why make ye trial of me? bring me a denarius, that I may see it.

KJV

Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.

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Commentary

5 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (1107)

We have said elsewhere of the Herodians, that they were a certain new heresy, who said that Herod was the Christ, because the succession of the kingdom of Judah had failed. Others however say that the Herodians were the soldiers of Herod, whom the Pharisees brought as witnesses of the words of Christ, that they might take Him, and lead Him away. But observe how in their wickedness they wished to deceive Christ by flattery; for it goes on: Master, we know that thou art true.

The record, by era

The Medieval Church1 voice

Bede

On the Gospel of Mark (735)

But knowing their deceit, he said to them: Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius so that I may see it. And they brought it to him. Wisdom always acts wisely, so that the tempters are rather confounded by their own words: Bring …

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Shall we give, or not give?.... They not only ask whether it was lawful, but whether also it was advisable to do it, that they might not only accuse him of his principles, but charge him with persuading, or dissuading in this case.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The circulation of the money is from him as the fountain, and therefore it must return to him. As far as it is his, so far it must be rendered to him; and how far it is his, and may be commanded by him, is to be judged by the constitution of the government, according as it is, and hath settled the prerogative of the prince and the property of the subject.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

Let us observe in the beginning of this passage, how men of different religious opinions can unite in opposing Christ . We read of "Pharisees and Herodians" coming together to "catch our Lord in His words," and perplex Him with a hard question. The Pharisee was a superstitious formalist, who cared for nothing but the outward ceremonies of religion. The Herodian was a mere man of the world, who despised all religion, and cared more for pleasing men than God.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ὁ	Ho	(15) <the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
εἰδὼς	eidōs	knowing
αὐτῶν	autōn	of them	G846 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ὑπόκρισιν	hupokrisin	hypocrisy	G5272 →
εἶπεν	eipen	He said	G2036 →
αὐτοῖς·	autois	to them;	G846 →
τί	ti	Why	G5101 →
με	me	Me	G3165 →
πειράζετε;	peirazete	do you test?	G3985 →
φέρετέ	pherete	do bring	G5342 →
μοι	moi	Me	G3165 →
δηνάριον	dēnarion	a denarius	G1220 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
ἴδω.	idō	I may see [it].	G1492 →

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

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

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
1 Corinthians 10:9
We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
leads to
- Numbers 21:5–6
  and spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you led us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread or water, and we detest this wretched food!”
- Psalms 78:18
  They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.
- Hebrews 3:8–11
  do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
- Exodus 17:2
  So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”
- Psalms 78:56
  But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.
Through
Revelation 2:23
Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
leads to
- Matthew 16:27
  For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
- Psalms 7:9
  Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
- Romans 8:27
  And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.