Luke 20:25-27
New English Translation
25 So[a] he said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”[b] 26 Thus[c] they were unable in the presence of the people to trap[d] him with his own words.[e] And stunned[f] by his answer, they fell silent.
Marriage and the Resurrection
27 Now some Sadducees[g] (who contend that there is no resurrection)[h] came to him.
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- Luke 20:25 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Jesus’ pronouncement results from the opponents’ answer to his question.
- Luke 20:25 sn Jesus’ answer to give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s was a both/and, not the questioners’ either/or. So he slipped out of their trap.
- Luke 20:26 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “thus” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ unexpected answer.
- Luke 20:26 tn On this term, see BDAG 374 s.v. ἐπιλαμβάνομαι 3.
- Luke 20:26 tn Grk “to trap him in a saying.”
- Luke 20:26 tn Or “amazed.”
- Luke 20:27 sn The Sadducees controlled the official political structures of Judaism at this time, being the majority members of the Sanhedrin. They were known as extremely strict on law and order issues (Josephus, J. W. 2.8.2 [2.119], 2.8.14 [2.164-166]; Ant. 13.5.9 [13.171-173], 13.10.6 [13.293-298], 18.1.2 [18.11], 18.1.4 [18.16-17], 20.9.1 [20.199]; Life 2 [10-11]). They also did not believe in resurrection or in angels, an important detail in v. 36. See also Matt 3:7; 16:1-12; 22:23-34; Mark 12:18-27; Acts 4:1; 5:17; 23:6-8.
- Luke 20:27 sn This remark is best regarded as a parenthetical note by the author.
Luke 20:25-27
New International Version
25 He said to them, “Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s,(A) and to God what is God’s.”
26 They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent.
The Resurrection and Marriage(B)
27 Some of the Sadducees,(C) who say there is no resurrection,(D) came to Jesus with a question.
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