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OET (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.
OET (OET-RV) “Caesar’s,” they answered.
¶ “Then give Caesar’s things to Caesar and God’s things to God,” Yeshua responded.
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”
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).
OET (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.
OET (OET-RV) “Caesar’s,” they answered.
¶ “Then give Caesar’s things to Caesar and God’s things to God,” Yeshua responded.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.