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Mk 12:15c ... "Bring to me a denarius that I may see."

The 4th phrase has these 5 dialog words, ... ferete moi dēnarion hina idō ("Bring to me a denarius that I may see").

The 5 dialog words are top down. The two word command "ferete moi" (Bring to me) is tangent to Jesus. The three word object "dēnarion hina idō" (a denarius that I may see) is exactly tangent to the denarius! When Jesus asks for a denarius, he already sees the answer to their question hidden inside their hypocrisy (their head tax question). The sign of their tax and its container looks like a heavy weight they need to lift.

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