(NIV)
Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the poll-tax to Caesar or not?’
Tell us,
then,
what you think. Is it
lawful to
pay taxes to
Caesar,
or not?”
(NIV)
‘Caesar’s,’ they replied.
Then he said to them,
‘So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.’They
said, “
Caesar’s.”
Then he
said to
them,
“Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
(NIV)
They came to him and said, ‘Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the poll-tax to Caesar or not?
And they
came and
said to
him, “
Teacher,
we
know that you
are true and do not care about anyone’s opinion. For you are not swayed
by appearances,
but truly teach the
way of
God. Is it
lawful to
pay taxes to
Caesar,
or not? Should we
pay them,
or should we
not?”
(NIV)
They brought the coin, and he asked them,
‘Whose image is this? And whose inscription?’ ‘Caesar’s,’ they replied.
And they
brought one.
And he
said to
them,
“Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to
him, “
Caesar’s.”
(NIV)
Then Jesus said to them,
‘Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.’ And they were amazed at him.
Jesus said to
them,
“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they
marveled at him.
(NIV)
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.
In those days a
decree went out from Caesar Augustus that
all the
world should be
registered.
(NIV)
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar – when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene –
In the
fifteenth year of the
reign of
Tiberius Caesar,
Pontius Pilate being
governor of
Judea,
and Herod being
tetrarch of
Galilee,
and his brother Philip tetrarch of the
region of
Ituraea and Trachonitis,
and Lysanias tetrarch of
Abilene,
(NIV)
Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?’
Is it
lawful for
us to
give tribute to
Caesar,
or not?”
(NIV)
‘Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?’ ‘Caesar’s,’ they replied.
(ESV)
“Show me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?” They said, “
Caesar’s.”
(NIV)
He said to them,
‘Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.’He said to
them,
“Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
(NIV)
And they began to accuse him, saying, ‘We have found this man subverting our nation. He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar and claims to be Messiah, a king.’
And they
began to
accuse him,
saying, “We
found this man
misleading our
nation and forbidding us to
give tribute to
Caesar, and
saying that he
himself is Christ,
a
king.”
(NIV)
From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, ‘If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar.’
From then
on Pilate sought to
release him,
but the
Jews cried out, “
If you
release this
man, you
are not Caesar’s friend.
Everyone who
makes himself a
king opposes Caesar.”
(NIV)
But they shouted, ‘Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!’
‘Shall I crucify your king?’ Pilate asked.
‘We have no king but Caesar,’ the chief priests answered.
They
cried out,
“Away
with him,
away with him,
crucify him!”
Pilate said to
them, “Shall I
crucify your King?” The
chief priests answered, “We
have no king but Caesar.”
(NIV)
and Jason has welcomed them into his house. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, one called Jesus.’
and Jason has
received them,
and they are
all acting against the
decrees of
Caesar,
saying that there
is another king,
Jesus.”
(NIV)
Then Paul made his defence: ‘I have done nothing wrong against the Jewish law or against the temple or against Caesar.’
Paul argued in
his defense, “
Neither against the
law of the
Jews,
nor against the
temple,
nor against Caesar have I committed
any offense.”
(NIV)
Paul answered: ‘I am now standing before Caesar’s court, where I ought to be tried. I have not done any wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.
But Paul said, “I
am standing before Caesar’s tribunal,
where I ought to be
tried. To the
Jews I have done
no wrong,
as you
yourself know very
well.
(NIV)
If, however, I am guilty of doing anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die. But if the charges brought against me by these Jews are not true, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!’
If then I am a
wrongdoer and have
committed anything for which I
deserve to
die, I do
not seek to
escape death.
But if there
is nothing to
their charges against
me,
no one can give me up to
them.
I
appeal to
Caesar.”
(NIV)
After Festus had conferred with his council, he declared: ‘You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!’
Then Festus, when he had
conferred with his
council,
answered, “To
Caesar you have
appealed;
to Caesar you shall
go.”
(NIV)
But when Paul made his appeal to be held over for the Emperor’s decision, I ordered him to be held until I could send him to Caesar.’
But when
Paul had
appealed to be
kept in custody for the
decision of the
emperor, I
ordered him to be
held until I could
send him to Caesar.”
(NIV)
Agrippa said to Festus, ‘This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.’
And Agrippa said to
Festus,
“
This man could have been
set free if he had
not appealed to
Caesar.”
(NIV)
and said, “Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.”
and he
said, ‘Do
not be
afraid,
Paul;
you must stand before Caesar.
And behold,
God has
granted you all those who
sail with you.’
(NIV)
The Jews objected, so I was compelled to make an appeal to Caesar. I certainly did not intend to bring any charge against my own people.
But because the
Jews objected, I was
compelled to
appeal to
Caesar—
though I
had no charge to
bring against my nation.
(NIV)
All God’s people here send you greetings, especially those who belong to Caesar’s household.
All the
saints greet you,
especially those of Caesar’s household.
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