Mark 12:13

Mark 12:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
• New International Version (NIV)Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians, to trap him in his talk.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they sent to Him some of the Pharisees and the Herodians, to catch Him in His words.

Context of Mark 12:13

11The Lord God did this. And we can see that he did something great.” ’ 12The Jewish leaders knew that Jesus had told this story about them. They were the bad farmers in the story. So they wanted to take hold of Jesus. But they were afraid of the crowd. So they left him and they went away. Then the leaders sent some Pharisees to Jesus. They also sent some men who were friends of King Herod. They tried to use Jesus' words to cause trouble for him. 14These men came to Jesus and they said, ‘Teacher, we know that you only say true things. It does not matter to you what other people think. If someone is important, you do not change your answers to make them happy. You really do teach us what God wants us to do. Tell us, should we pay our taxes to the Roman ruler, Caesar? Is it right to give that money to him, or not?’ 15Jesus knew that those men were not honest. So he said, ‘You just ask that question to cause trouble for me. Now, bring me a coin. I want to see it.’

Mark 12:13 word by word

Καὶ ἀποστέλλουσιν πρὸς αὐτόν τινας τῶν Φαρισαίων καὶ τῶν Ἡρῳδιανῶν ἵνα αὐτὸν ἀγρεύσωσιν λόγῳ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they sendἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• of the Phariseesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• of the HerodiansἩρωδιανοίHērōdianoi · HerodianG2265
• toἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• catchἀγρεύωagreuō · to catchG64
• inλόγοςlogos · wordG3056

Cross-references for Mark 12:13

• Psalms 38:12My enemies prepare traps, because they want to kill me. They talk about ways to destroy me. They want to hurt me, so they talk about that all through the day.
• Psalms 56:5All the time, they bring trouble on me. They are always thinking of ways to hurt me.
• Psalms 140:5Proud people have prepared a trap to catch me. They have put their nets across my path. Selah.
• Isaiah 29:21It will be the same for people who tell lies in court. They deceive the judge at the city gate. They say false things against good people to make them guilty. People who are like that will have gone!
• Jeremiah 18:18Then some people said, ‘We must find a way to stop Jeremiah. We do not need him. The priests will still be here to teach us. Wise men will still be here to give us advice. The prophets will still be here to give us God's messages. We should speak bad things against Jeremiah. Then we will not have to listen to him any more.’
• Matthew 22:15After the Pharisees heard this, they thought about what they could do. They wanted to ask Jesus difficult questions. They wanted to make him say something wrong about the Roman ruler.
• Luke 11:54They wanted to make him say something wrong. Then they could take hold of him.
• Luke 20:20So this is what they did to catch Jesus. They sent people to ask him difficult questions. These people pretended to be honest, but they wanted to deceive Jesus. They wanted to make him say something wrong. Then they would take him to the ruler of the city to punish him.
• Mark 3:6The Pharisees left the meeting place immediately. They went to meet with some other people who were friends with the ruler, Herod. The Pharisees talked with them about how they could kill Jesus.
• Mark 8:15Jesus said to them, ‘Be careful. Do not accept the yeast of the Pharisees or the yeast of Herod.’
• Matthew 16:6Jesus said to them, ‘Be careful! Do not accept the yeast of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.’

Commentaries on Mark 12:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13And they send unto him - See this, and to Mark 12:17, largely explained on Matthew 22:15-22; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13-17Verses 13-17 See the notes at Matthew 22:15-22.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-17Verses 13-17 The enemies of Christ would be thought desirous to know their duty, when really they hoped that which soever side he took of the question, they might find occasion to accuse him. Nothing is more likely to insnare the followers of Christ, than bringing them to meddle with disputes about worldly politics. Jesus avoided the snare, by referring to the submission they had already made as a nation; and all that heard him, marvelled at the great…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-17After they failed to question the authority of Jesus, his enemies tried to turn the people against him. From the beginning, it is clear that the Pharisees and the supporters of Herod (see 3:6) were not sincere. They were trying to trap Jesus so he would say something that could lead to his arrest. The question Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? was carefully planned. It put Jesus in a difficult situation where any answer seems wrong. If he said…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13See on Mt 21:33-46. The time of this section appears to be still the third day (Tuesday) of Christ's last week. Matthew introduces the subject by saying (Mt 22:15), "Then went the Pharisees and took counsel how they might entangle Him in His talk." 13. And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees--"their disciples," says Matthew (Mt 22:16); probably young and zealous scholars in that hardening school. and of the Herodians--(See on Mt 12:14). In Lu…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 12:13

• Craftiness
• Herodians
• Hypocrisy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Persecution
• Satire

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Commentaries on Mark 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings