Mark 12:13-17

Paying Taxes to Caesar

13 aAnd they sent to him some of bthe Pharisees and some of cthe Herodians, to dtrap him in his talk. 14And they came and said to him, “Teacher, ewe know that you are true and do not care about anyone’s opinion. For fyou are not swayed by appearances,
Greek  you do not look at people’s faces
but truly teach hthe way of God. Is it lawful to pay itaxes to jCaesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?”
15But, knowing ktheir hypocrisy, he said to them, Why lput me to the test? Bring me ma denarius
A  denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer
and let me look at it.”
16And they brought one. And he said to them, Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.” 17Jesus said to them, oRender to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they marveled at him.

Luke 20:20-26

20 pSo they qwatched him and sent spies, who rpretended to be sincere, that they might scatch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of tthe governor. 21So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and ushow no partiality,
Greek  and do not receive a face
but truly teach wthe way of God.
22Is it lawful for us to give xtribute to yCaesar, or not?” 23But he perceived their zcraftiness, and said to them, 24Show me aaa denarius.
A  denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer
Whose likeness and inscription does it have?”
They said, “Caesar’s.”
25He said to them, Then acrender to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 26And they were not able in the presence of the people adto catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent.

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