He asked them, “Whose is this image and inscription?”
Parallel translations
- KJV And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
- BSB “Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”
- NKJV And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”
- NASB And He *said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”
- NLT he asked, “Whose picture and title are stamped on it?”
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- Luke 20:24Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” They answered, “Caesar’s.”
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