Mark 12:12-14
Worldwide English (New Testament)
12 They tried to catch Jesus but they feared the people. They knew that Jesus had spoken this against them. So they left him and went away.
13 They sent some Pharisees and some of Herod's people to Jesus. They planned how to make Jesus say something wrong.
14 They came and said to him, `Teacher, we know that you are true. You do not fear any person or care how great he is. But you teach the true way of God. Tell us, is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or is it not?
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Mark 12:12-14
New International Version
12 Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd;(A) so they left him and went away.(B)
Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar(C)
13 Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians(D) to Jesus to catch him(E) in his words. 14 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 imperial tax[a] to Caesar or not?
Footnotes
- Mark 12:14 A special tax levied on subject peoples, not on Roman citizens
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