Mark 12:13-17 (English Standard Version)
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Paying Taxes to Caesar
13(A) And they sent to him some of(B) the Pharisees and some of(C) the Herodians, to trap him in his talk. 14And they came and said to him, "Teacher,(D) we know that you are true and do not care about anyone’s opinion. For(E) you are not swayed by appearances,[a] but truly teach(F) the way of God. Is it lawful to pay(G) taxes to(H) Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?" 15But, knowing(I) their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why(J) put me to the test? Bring me(K) a denarius[b] and let me look at it." 16And they brought one. And he said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him, "Caesar’s." 17Jesus said to them, (L) "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s." And they marveled at him.
Footnotes:
- Mark 12:14 Greek you do not look at people’s faces
- Mark 12:15 A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer
Cross references:
- Mark 12:13 : For Mark 12:13-27, Matt 22:15-32; Luke 20:20-38
- Mark 12:13 : Mark 3:6; Mark 8:15
- Mark 12:13 : Luke 11:54
- Mark 12:14 : John 3:2
- Mark 12:14 : Acts 10:34
- Mark 12:14 : Acts 18:25, 26; Acts 13:10
- Mark 12:14 : Matt 17:25
- Mark 12:14 : Luke 2:1; 3:1
- Mark 12:15 : Matt 23:28; Luke 12:1
- Mark 12:15 : John 8:6
- Mark 12:15 : Matt 18:28
- Mark 12:17 : Rom 13:7