Mark 12:12-17
New American Standard Bible
12 (A)And they were seeking to seize Him, and yet they feared the [a]people, for they understood that He told the parable against them. And so (B)they left Him and went away.
Jesus Answers the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Scribes
13 (C)Then they *sent some of the Pharisees and (D)Herodians to Him in order to (E)trap Him in a statement. 14 They came and *said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and [b]do not care what anyone thinks; for You [c]are not partial to anyone, but You teach the way of God in truth. Is it [d]permissible to pay a [e]poll-tax to Caesar, or not? 15 Are we to pay, or not pay?” But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a [f]denarius to look at.” 16 And they brought one. And He *said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” And they said to Him, “Caesar’s.” 17 And Jesus said to them, “(F)Pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they were utterly amazed at Him.
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- Mark 12:12 Lit crowd
- Mark 12:14 Lit it is not a concern to You about anyone
- Mark 12:14 Lit do not look at the face of people
- Mark 12:14 I.e., by Jewish law and tradition
- Mark 12:14 I.e., a tax on each person in the census
- Mark 12:15 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer
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