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Paying Taxes to Caesar

Luke 20:25

In 9 translations

BSB
So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
KJV
And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which be Cæsar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.
WEB
He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
ASV
And he said unto them, Then render unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.
LSV
and He said to them, “Give back, therefore, the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God”;
YLT
and he said to them, 'Give back, therefore, the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'
DBY
And he said to them, Pay therefore what is Caesar's to Caesar, and what is God's to God.ElohimElohim
DRC
And he said to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s: and to God the things that are God’s.
GNV
Then he sayd vnto them, Giue then vnto Cesar the things which are Cesars, and to God those which are Gods.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read αὐτούς (“them”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read αὐτοῖς (“to them”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include πρὸς (“to”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place τοίνυν elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: πρὸς αὐτούς Τοίνυν ἀπόδοτε. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read πρὸς αὐτούς Τοίνυν ἀπόδοτε; Robinson–Pierpont read αὐτοῖς Ἀπόδοτε τοίνυν.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὁ δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς· Τοίνυν ἀπόδοτε τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι καὶ τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τῷ θεῷ.
RP2018
Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ἀπόδοτε τοίνυν τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι, καὶ τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τῷ θεῷ.
TR-Boyd
Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ἀπόδοτε τοίνυν τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι, καὶ τὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῷ Θεῷ.
SCR1894
ο δε ειπεν αυτοις αποδοτε τοινυν τα καισαρος καισαρι και τα του θεου τω θεω

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Proverbs 24:21My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
  • Acts 5:29But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
  • Matthew 17:27“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”
  • 1 Peter 2:13–17Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority, or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right. For it…
  • Romans 13:6–7This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work. Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom…
  • Mark 12:17Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him.
  • Matthew 22:21“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
  • 1 Corinthians 10:31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
  • 1 Peter 4:11If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the…
  • Acts 4:19–20But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God. For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”

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