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OET-RV by cross-referenced section MARK 12:13

MARK 12:13–12:17 ©

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Yeshua answers about payment of taxes

Mark 12:13–17

Mat 22:15–22

Luke 20:20–26

12:13 Yeshua answers about payment of taxes

(Mat. 22:15-22, Luke 20:20-26)

13Then the religious leaders sent some members of the Pharisee party and some of the political supporters of King Herod to try to catch Yeshua out. 14So they flattered him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest even if it upsets others, and that you teach the truth about God without caring about people’s opinions. Is it legal for us Jews to pay the poll tax to the Roman emperor or not? How should we handle this?”

15But knowing their hypocrisy, Yeshua responded to them, “Why are you trying to test me? Bring me a coin so we can determine the proper answer.

16When they brought him a coin, he asked, “Whose image and inscription are on this coin?

And they said, “The emperor’s.”

17Well then,” said Yeshua, “give to the emperor whatever is due him, but give God what is owed to God.

And they had to admit that that was an outstanding answer.

22:15 The question about paying tax

(Mark 12:13-17, Luke 20:20-26)

15Then the members of the Pharisees went away and had a discussion to try to figure out how to trap him into saying something wrong. 16Afterwards, they sent some of their apprentices along with some supporters of Herod and asked, “Teacher, we know that you are honest and that you teach God’s ways in all honesty irrespective of what people might say, because you don’t care about people’s opinions. 17So then, tell us what you think: should we pay the poll tax to Caesar or not?”

18But Yeshua knew how wicked they were and asked, “Why are you testing me, you hypocrites? 19Show me the coin used to pay the poll tax.So they brought a coin to him. 20Then he asked, “Whose image is this on the coin, and the inscription?

21“Caesar’s,” they answered.

Then give Caesar’s things to Caesar and God’s things to God,” Yeshua responded.

22When they heard that, they were amazed, and left him and went away.

20So after watching Yeshua closely, they sent agents who pretended to be genuine inquirers so that they could catch him out on some careless statement and then they could hand him over to the rule and authority of the Roman governor. 21They asked him, “Teacher, we know that you say what is right, and that you teach the truth about God’s way without being influenced by people. 22So tell us, should we pay tax to the Roman emperor or not?”

23But having observed their craftiness, he said to them, 24Show me a coin. Whose image and inscription is on it?

“The emperor’s,” they replied. 25So then,” Yeshua continued, “Give the emperor what belongs to him, and what belongs to God, give to God.

26So they weren’t able to catch him out by making a treasonable statement in front of the people—in fact they were stunned by his answer and didn’t ask anything else.