New American Standard Bible 2020

Mark 12:13-17

13ThenG2532they sentἀποστέλλουσινapostellousinG649someτιναςtinasG5100of the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330andHerodiansἩρῳδιανῶνHērōdianōnG2265to Him inG2443orderG2443toG2443trapἀγρεύσωσινagreusōsinG64Him in a statementλόγῳ.logōG3056.

14They cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064and saidλέγουσινlegousinG3004to Him, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,we knowG3609that You are truthfulἀληθὴςalēthēsG227anddo not careμέλειmeleiG3199what anyoneοὐδενός·oudenosG3762thinks; for Youare not partialβλέπεις πρόσωπονblepeis prosōponG991 G4383to anyoneἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,but You teachδιδάσκεις.didaskeisG1321the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of GodθεοῦtheouG2316in truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225. Is itpermissibleἔξεστινexestinG1832to payG1325apoll-taxκῆνσονkēnsonG2778to CaesarΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,orG2228not?

15Are we to payδῶμενdōmenG1325,orἢēG2228not payδῶμεν;¶dōmenG1325?”But He, knowingG3609their hypocrisyὑπόκρισινhupokrisinG5272,saidG3004to them,“WhyτίtiG5101are you testingπειράζετε;peirazeteG3985Me? BringφέρετέphereteG5342Me adenariusδηνάριονdēnarionG1220to lookG3708at.”

16And they broughtἤνεγκαν.ēnegkanG5342one.And He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“WhoseτίνοςtinosG5101imageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504and inscriptionἐπιγραφή;epigraphēG1923is thisαὕτηhautēG3778?”And they saidG3004to Him, “Caesar’sΚαίσαρος.KaisarosG2541.”

17And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to them, “PayἀπόδοτεapodoteG591to CaesarΚαίσαροςKaisarosG2541the things that are Caesar’sΚαίσαριKaisariG2541,and to GodθεοῦtheouG2316the things that are God’sθεῷ.theōG2316.”And they were utterlyG1569amazedG1569at Him.

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