Open Bible Data Home About News OET Key
OET OET-RV OET-LV ULT UST BSB BLB AICNT OEB WEB WMB NET LSV FBV TCNT T4T LEB BBE MOF JPS ASV DRA YLT DBY RV WBS KJB BB GNV CB TNT WYC SR-GNT UHB Related Parallel Interlinear Dictionary Search
parallelVerse INT GEN EXO LEV NUM DEU JOS JDG RUTH 1SA 2SA 1KI 2KI 1CH 2CH EZRA NEH EST JOB PSA PRO ECC SNG ISA JER LAM EZE DAN HOS JOEL AMOS OBA YNA MIC NAH HAB ZEP HAG ZEC MAL YHN MARK MAT LUKE ACTs ROM 1COR 2COR GAL EPH PHP COL 1TH 2TH 1TIM 2TIM TIT PHM HEB YAC 1PET 2PET 1YHN 2YHN 3YHN YUD REV
Mat Intro C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18 C19 C20 C21 C22 C23 C24 C25 C26 C27 C28
Mat 22 V1 V3 V5 V7 V9 V11 V13 V15 V17 V19 V23 V25 V27 V29 V31 V33 V35 V37 V39 V41 V43 V45
Note: This view shows ‘verses’ which are not natural language units and hence sometimes only part of a sentence will be visible. This view is only designed for doing comparisons of different translations. Click on the version abbreviation to see the verse in more of its context.
The OET segments on this page are still very early looks into the unfinished texts of the Open English Translation of the Bible. Please double-check these texts in advance before using in public.
OET (OET-RV) “Caesar’s,” they answered.
¶ “Then give Caesar’s things to Caesar and God’s things to God,” Yeshua responded.
OET-LV They_are_saying:
Of_Kaisar.
Then he_is_saying to_them:
Therefore give_back the things of_Kaisar to_Kaisar, and the things of_ the _god to_ the _god.
SR-GNT Λέγουσιν, “Καίσαρος.” Τότε λέγει αὐτοῖς, “Ἀπόδοτε οὖν τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι, καὶ τὰ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ τῷ ˚Θεῷ.” ‡
(Legousin, “Kaisaros.” Tote legei autois, “Apodote oun ta Kaisaros Kaisari, kai ta tou ˚Theou tōi ˚Theōi.”)
Key: yellow:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT They say, “Caesar’s.” Then he says to them, “Therefore, give back the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God.”
UST They replied, “It is Caesar’s picture and name.” Then Jesus said, “In that case, give to the Roman government what belongs to it, and give to God what belongs to him.”
BSB § “Caesar’s,” they answered.
§ So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
BLB They say to Him, "Caesar's." Then He says to them, "Therefore give back to Caesar the things of Caesar, and to God the things of God."
AICNT They said to him, “Caesar's.” Then he said to them, “Therefore, give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.”
OEB ‘The Emperor’s,’ they answered, at which he said to them, ‘Then pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and to God what belongs to God.’
WEB They said to him, “Caesar’s.”
¶ Then he said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
NET They replied, “Caesar’s.” He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
LSV They say to Him, “Caesar’s”; then He says to them, “Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God”;
FBV “Caesar's,” they replied.
¶ “You should give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God,” he told them.
TCNT They said [fn]to him, “Caesar's.” So he said to them, “Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.”
22:21 to him ¦ — WH
T4T They answered, “It has the picture and name of Caesar, the head of the Roman government.” Then he said to them, “Okay, give to the government what they require, and give to God what he requires.”
LEB They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Therefore give to Caesar the things of Caesar, and to God the things of God!”
BBE They say to him, Caesar's. Then he said to them, Give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.
MOF No MOF MAT book available
ASV They say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.
DRA They say to him: Caesar’s. Then he saith to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God, the things that are God’s.
YLT they say to him, 'Caesar's;' then saith he to them, 'Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'
DBY They say to him, Caesar's. Then he says to them, Pay then what is Caesar's to Caesar, and what is [fn]God's to [fn]God.
22.21 Elohim
RV They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.
WBS They say to him, Cesar's. Then saith he to them, Render therefore to Cesar, the things which are Cesar's; and to God, the things that are God's.
KJB They say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.
(They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s. )
BB They say vnto hym, Caesars. Then sayde he vnto them: Geue therfore vnto Caesar, the thynges which are Caesars: and vnto God, those thynges that are gods.
(They say unto him, Caesars. Then said he unto them: Give therefore unto Caesar, the things which are Caesars: and unto God, those things that are gods.)
GNV They sayd vnto him, Cesars. Then sayd he vnto them, Giue therefore to Cesar, the things which are Cesars, and giue vnto God, those things which are Gods.
(They said unto him, Caesars. Then said he unto them, Give therefore to Caesar, the things which are Caesars, and give unto God, those things which are Gods. )
CB They sayde vnto him: The Emperours. Then sayde he vnto them: Geue therfore vnto the Emperour, that which is the Emperours: and geue vnto God, that which is Gods.
(They said unto him: The Emperors. Then said he unto them: Give therefore unto the Emperour, that which is the Emperors: and give unto God, that which is Gods.)
TNT They sayde vnto him: Cesars. Then sayde he vnto them. Geve therfore to Cesar that which is Cesars: and geve vnto god that which is goddes.
(They said unto him: Caesars. Then said he unto them. Geve therefore to Caesar that which is Caesars: and give unto god that which is goddes. )
WYC Thei seien to hym, The emperouris. Thanne he seide to hem, Therfor yelde ye to the emperoure tho thingis that ben the emperouris, and to God tho thingis that ben of God.
(They said to him, The emperouris. Then he said to them, Therefore yelde ye/you_all to the emperor tho things that been the emperouris, and to God tho things that been of God.)
LUT Sie sprachen zu ihm: Des Kaisers. Da sprach er zu ihnen: So gebet dem Kaiser, was des Kaisers ist, und GOtt, was Gottes ist.
(They/She said to ihm: Des Kaisers. So spoke he to ihnen: So gebet to_him Kaiser, was the Kaisers is, and God, was God’s is.)
CLV Dicunt ei: Cæsaris. Tunc ait illis: Reddite ergo quæ sunt Cæsaris, Cæsari: et quæ sunt Dei, Deo.[fn]
(Dicunt ei: Cæsaris. Tunc he_said illis: Reddite ergo which are Cæsaris, Cæsari: and which are God, Deo.)
22.21 Reddite ergo. Vel sicut Cæsar exigit impressionem suæ imaginis, sic et Deus animam lumine sui vultus signatam.
22.21 Reddite ergo. Vel like Cæsar exigit impressionem suæ imaginis, so and God animam lumine sui vultus signatam.
UGNT λέγουσιν, Καίσαρος. τότε λέγει αὐτοῖς, ἀπόδοτε οὖν τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι, καὶ τὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῷ Θεῷ.
(legousin, Kaisaros. tote legei autois, apodote oun ta Kaisaros Kaisari, kai ta tou Theou tōi Theōi.)
SBL-GNT λέγουσιν ⸀αὐτῷ· Καίσαρος. τότε λέγει αὐτοῖς· Ἀπόδοτε οὖν τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι καὶ τὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τῷ θεῷ.
(legousin ⸀autōi; Kaisaros. tote legei autois; Apodote oun ta Kaisaros Kaisari kai ta tou theou tōi theōi. )
TC-GNT Λέγουσιν [fn]αὐτῷ, Καίσαρος. Τότε λέγει αὐτοῖς, Ἀπόδοτε οὖν τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι, καὶ τὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῷ Θεῷ.
(Legousin autōi, Kaisaros. Tote legei autois, Apodote oun ta Kaisaros Kaisari, kai ta tou Theou tōi Theōi.)
22:21 αυτω ¦ — WH
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
22:21 Jesus outwitted his opponents by affirming the honor due to Caesar, while clearly differentiating it from the supreme honor and allegiance due to God. Loyalty to God does not necessarily entail disloyalty to the governing authorities. Jesus was acknowledging two dominions, Caesar’s and God’s, the latter having priority (Acts 4:19).
Note 1 topic: translate-tense
λέγουσιν & λέγει
˱they˲_/are/_saying & ˱he˲_/is/_saying
To call attention to a development in the story, Matthew uses the present tense in past narration. If it would not be natural to do that in your language, you could use the past tense in your translation. Alternate translation: “They said & he said”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
Καίσαρος
˱of˲_Caesar
The Herodians and the disciples of the Pharisees are leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the previous verse if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “The image and inscription are Caesar’s”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
Καίσαρος
˱of˲_Caesar
Here the fact that the image and inscription on the coin are Caesar’s implies that they were created by the empire that Caesar ruled, the Roman empire. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “They are of Caesar, the man who rules the Roman empire”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι
the_‹things› ˱of˲_Caesar ˱to˲_Caesar
Here, Caesar represents the Roman leaders and government in general. See how you translated this word in 22:17, but make sure that the connection to the answer Caesar’s earlier in the verse is clear. Alternate translation: “the things of the Roman leaders to the Roman leaders” or “the things of the Roman empire to the Roman empire”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
καὶ τὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῷ Θεῷ
and the_‹things› ¬the ˱of˲_God ¬the ˱to˲_God
Jesus is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “and give back the things of God to God”