12 And they were seeking to arrest him, and they were afraid of the crowd, because they knew that he had told the parable with reference to them. And they left him and[a] went away.

Paying Taxes to Caesar

13 And they sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to him so that they could catch him unawares in a statement. 14 And when they[b] came, they said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and you do not care what anyone thinks,[c] because you do not regard the opinion of people[d] but teach the way of God in truth. Is it permitted to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or should we not pay?”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:12 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“left”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Mark 12:14 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
  3. Mark 12:14 Literally “it is not a care to you concerning anyone”
  4. Mark 12:14 Literally “because you do not look at the face of men”