King James Version
Luke 20:24 in the King James Version says “Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 20 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.”
Luke 20:24 · KJV
Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?
But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.
And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's.
And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Whose”
G5101an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
“hath it”
G2192to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or conditio
“image”
G1504a likeness, i.e., (literally) statue, profile, or (figuratively) representation, resemblance
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“They answered”
G611to conclude for oneself, i.e., (by implication) to respond; by hebraism (compare h6030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected)
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