Mar 12:13-17, Luk 20:20-26 | ISV | STEP | A Question about Paying Taxes Then they sent some Pharisees and some Herodians to him, intending to trap him in what he said.

Mark 12:13-17

13 A Question about Paying Taxes Matthew 22:15-22; Luke 20:20-26Then they sent some Pharisees and some Herodians ^{▼▼I.e. Royal party sympathizers} to him, intending to trap him in what he said.Matt 22:15; Luke 20:20 14 They came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere. You don't favor any individual, for you pay no attention to external appearance. Rather, you teach the way of God truthfully. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or should we not?”

15 But Jesus ^{▼▼Lit. he} recognized their hypocrisy and said to them, “Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius and let me see it.”

16 So they brought one. Then he asked them, “Whose face and name is this?”

They said to him, “Caesar's.”

17 So Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” And they were utterly amazed at him.

Luke 20:20-26

20 A Question about Paying Taxes Matthew 22:15-22; Mark 12:13-17So they watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be honest men in order to trap him in what he would say. They wanted to hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.Matt 22:15 21 So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you are right in what you say and teach, and that you don't favor any individual, but teach the way of God truthfully.Matt 22:16; Mark 12:14 22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

23 But he detected their cunning and said to them, 24 “Show me a denarius. Whose face and name does it have?”

They said, “Caesar's.”

25 So he said to them, “Then give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.”

26 So they couldn't catch him before the people in what he said. Amazed at his answer, they became silent.