Mark 12:13-17 Part 2 of 2

    Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. They came to him and said, "Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren't swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn't we?"

    But Jesus knew their hypocrisy, "Why are you trying to trap me?" he asked. "Bring me a denarius and let me look at it." They brought the coin, and he asked them, "Whose image is this? And whose inscription?"

    "Caesar's," they said.

    Then Jesus said to them, "Give back to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's."

    And they were amazed at him. 

    

"Should we pay or shouldn't we?" But Jesus knew their hypocrisy, "Why are you trying to trap me?" he asked. "Bring me a denarius and let me look at it."

Matthew 22:18-19a

    But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, "You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? Show me the coin used for paying the tax."

Luke 20:23-24a 

    He saw through their duplicity and said to them, "Show me a denarius."

 

They brought the coin, and he asked them, "Whose image is this? And whose inscription?" "Caesar's," they said.  

Matthew 22:19b-21a  

They brought him a denarius, and he asked them, "Whose image is this? And whose inscription?"

    "Caesar's," they replied.

Luke 20:24b  

"Whose image and inscription are on it?"

    "Caesar's," they replied.

 

Then Jesus said to them, "Give back to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's." And they were amazed at him.  

Matthew 22:21b-22  

    Then he said to them, "So give back to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's."

    When they heard this they were amazed. So they left him and went away.

Luke 20:25-26  

    He said to them, "Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."

    They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent.

Romans 13:7  

Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.  (see all Romans 13) 

 

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