New American Standard Bible 2020

Mark 12:13-17

13 1Then they sent some of the Pharisees and 2Herodians to Him in order to 3trap Him in a statement. 14They came and said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and 4do not care what anyone thinks; for You 5are not partial to anyone, but You teach the way of God in truth. Is it 6permissible to pay a 7poll-tax to Caesar, or not? 15Are we to pay, or not pay?” But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a 8denarius to look at.” 16And they brought one. And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” And they said to Him, “Caesar’s.” 17And Jesus said to them, “9Pay 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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Notes

1. Mark 12:13 Mark 12:13-17: Matt 22:15-22; Luke 20:20-26 ↩
2. Mark 12:13 Matt 22:16 ↩
3. Mark 12:13 Luke 11:54 ↩
4. Mark 12:14 Lit it is not a concern to You about anyone ↩
5. Mark 12:14 Lit do not look at the face of people ↩
6. Mark 12:14 I.e., by Jewish law and tradition ↩
7. Mark 12:14 I.e., a tax on each person in the census ↩
8. Mark 12:15 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer ↩
9. Mark 12:17 Matt 22:21 ↩

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