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Matthew Chapter 22 verse 18 Holy Bible

ASV Matthew 22:18

But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why make ye trial of me, ye hypocrites?
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BBE Matthew 22:18

But Jesus saw their trick and said, Oh false ones, why are you attempting to put me in the wrong?
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DARBY Matthew 22:18

But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said, Why tempt ye me, hypocrites?
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KJV Matthew 22:18

But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
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WBT Matthew 22:18

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WEB Matthew 22:18

But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, "Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
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YLT Matthew 22:18

And Jesus having known their wickedness, said, `Why me do ye tempt, hypocrites?
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18. - Wickedness. The malice and hypocrisy which prompted the inquiry. Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? They were hypocrites because they falsely assumed the guise of conscientious men, who had no sinister motive, and desired merely to hear the decision of a much-esteemed Rabbi. Christ's words proved in a moment that he saw through them, understood the meaning of the temptation to which they had subjected him - how they were trying to involve him in a political difficulty, from which they deemed no escape was possible. The character which they had fiatteringly. given to Jesus (ver. 16) he here fully responds to.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(18) Ye hypocrites.--The special form of the hypocrisy was that the questioners had come, not avowedly as disputants, but as "just men" (Luke 20:20) perplexed in conscience and seeking guidance as from One whom they really honoured.