22:20

And: In Greek, this conjunction connects two events or things. Here is connects 22:19 and 22:20. Some English versions do not translate it.

Here are some other ways to connect these two verses:

Then (New Revised Standard Version)
-or-
So

Jesus said to them: The Greek text here does not have the name Jesus. It only has the 3rd person marking on the verb. However, some English versions supply the name Jesus to be clear. Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

he said to them (New American Standard Bible)
-or-
he asked them (New International Version)

Whose likeness: The Greek word that the English Standard Version translates as likeness refers to anything made to be in the form or appearance of something else. The Roman denarius had a picture of the emperor stamped on one side. Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

Whose picture (New Living Translation (2004))
-or-
Whose face (God’s Word)

and inscription: The Greek word that the English Standard Version translates as inscription refers to the letters or writing that was on the coin. Around the picture on the coin was written the abbreviation of the emperor’s title. Here are some other ways to translate this word:

title (New Jerusalem Bible)
-or-
name (Good News Translation)

is this: The word this indicates that Jesus held the coin up and pointed to the image and letters on it. Because there are two things he pointed to, some English versions translate this as a plural. For example:

are these (Good News Translation)

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