Paying Taxes to Caesar
Mark 12:16
In 9 translations
- BSB
- So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
- KJV
- And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cæsar’s.
- WEB
- They brought it. He said to them, “Whose is this image and inscription?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.”
- ASV
- And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cæsar’s.
- LSV
- and they brought, and He says to them, “Whose [is] this image, and the inscription?” And they said to Him, “Caesar’s”;
- YLT
- and they brought, and he saith to them, 'Whose [is] this image, and the inscription?' and they said to him, 'Caesar's;'
- DBY
- And they brought [it]. And he says to them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? And they said to him, Caesar's.
- DRC
- And they brought it him. And he saith to them: Whose is this image and inscription? They say to him, Caesar’s.
- GNV
- So they brought it, and he said vnto them, Whose is this image and superscription? and they said vnto him, Cesars.
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- Spelling of εἶπαν: Textus Receptus: εἶπον.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- οἱ δὲ ἤνεγκαν. καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· Τίνος ἡ εἰκὼν αὕτη καὶ ἡ ἐπιγραφή; οἱ δὲ εἶπαν αὐτῷ· Καίσαρος.
- RP2018
- Οἱ δὲ ἤνεγκαν. Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Τίνος ἡ εἰκὼν αὕτη καὶ ἡ ἐπιγραφή; Οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Καίσαρος.
- TR-Boyd
- Οἱ δὲ ἤνεγκαν. Καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς, Τίνος ἡ εἰκὼν αὕτη καὶ ἡ ἐπιγραφή; Οἱ δὲ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Καίσαρος.
- SCR1894
- οι δε ηνεγκαν και λεγει αυτοις τινος η εικων αυτη και η επιγραφη οι δε ειπον αυτω καισαρος
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Cross-references most cited first
- 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
- Matthew 22:19–22Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius. “Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God…
- Revelation 3:12The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out…
- Luke 20:24–26“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they were unable to trap Him in His words…
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