Matthew 22:18
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?”
πειράζω
To tempt, to test, to try. Peirazo. He was tempted in every way just as we are yet was without sin. Jesus was tested in every area of human weakness. He understands your struggle.
Ἰησοῦς
Jesus
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Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
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γινώσκω
Having known
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γινώσκω
To know, to understand, to perceive. Ginosko. This is eternal life that they may know You. The deepest knowing is relational not informational. God wants to be known.
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ὑποκριτής
hypocrites?
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ὑποκριτής
an actor under an assumed character (stage-player), i.e. (figuratively) a dissembler ("hypocrite"
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τίς
Why
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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πονηρία
malice
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πονηρία
depravity, i.e. (specially), malice; plural (concretely) plots, sins
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ἔπω
He said;
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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