Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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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Bible References
Why
Mark 10:2
And Pharisees came to him, testing him with the question, Is it right for a man to put away his wife?
Ezekiel 17:2
Son of man, give out a dark saying, and make a comparison for the children of Israel,
Acts 5:9
But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out.
1 Corinthians 10:9
And let us not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did, and came to their death by snakes.
General references
Luke 20:22
Is it right for us to make payment of taxes to Caesar or not?