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Mark 12:16
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KJ21
And they brought it, and He said unto them, “Whose image and superscription is this?” And they said unto Him, “Caesar’s.”
ASV
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s.
AMP
So they brought one. Then He asked them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” They said to Him, “Caesar’s.”
AMPC
And they brought [Him one]. Then He asked them, Whose image (picture) is this? And whose superscription (title)? They said to Him, Caesar’s.
BRG
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s.
CSB
They brought a coin. “Whose image and inscription is this?” he asked them. “Caesar’s,” they replied.
CSBA
They brought a coin. ‘Whose image and inscription is this? ’ he asked them. ‘Caesar’s,’ they replied.
CEB
And they brought one. He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” “Caesar’s,” they replied.
CJB
They brought one; and he asked them, “Whose name and picture are these?” “The Emperor’s,” they replied.
CEV
They brought him a silver coin, and he asked, “Whose picture and name are on it?” “The Emperor's,” they answered.
DARBY
And they brought [it]. And he says to them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? And they said to him, Caesar's.
DLNT
And the ones brought it. And He says to them, “Whose is this image and inscription?” And the ones said to Him, “Caesar’s”.
DRA
And they brought it him. And he saith to them: Whose is this image and inscription? They say to him, Caesar's.
ERV
They gave Jesus a coin and he asked, “Whose picture is on the coin? And whose name is written on it?” They answered, “It is Caesar’s picture and Caesar’s name.”
EASY
So they brought a coin to him. Jesus asked them, ‘Whose picture is on this coin? Whose name is on it?’ They replied, ‘It is Caesar's picture and Caesar's name.’
EHV
So they brought one. He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” “Caesar’s,” they answered him.
ESV
And they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar's.”
ESVUK
And they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar's.”
EXB
They gave Jesus a coin, and he asked, “Whose ·image [likeness; portrait] and ·name [inscription] are on the coin?” They answered, “Caesar’s.” [C Ironically, the religious leaders carry coins bearing the idolatrous image of Caesar.]
GNV
So they brought it, and he said unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? and they said unto him, Caesar’s.
GW
They brought a coin. He said to them, “Whose face and name is this?” They told him, “The emperor’s.”
GNT
They brought him one, and he asked, “Whose face and name are these?” “The Emperor's,” they answered.
HCSB
So they brought one. “Whose image and inscription is this?” He asked them. “Caesar’s,” they said.
ICB
They gave Jesus a coin, and he asked, “Whose picture is on the coin? And whose name is written on it?” They answered, “Caesar’s.”
ISV
So they brought one. Then he asked them, “Whose face and name are on this?” They told him, “Caesar’s.”
PHILLIPS
So they brought one to him. “Whose face is this?” asked Jesus, “and whose name is in the inscription?”
JUB
And they brought it. And he said unto them, Of whom is this image and inscription? And they said unto him, Of Caesar.
KJV
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
AKJV
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cæsar’s.
LSB
And they brought one. And He *said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” And they said to Him, “Caesar’s.”
LEB
So they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” And they said to him, “Caesar’s.”
TLB
When they handed it to him he asked, “Whose picture and title is this on the coin?” They replied, “The emperor’s.”
MSG
He knew it was a trick question, and said, “Why are you playing these games with me? Bring me a coin and let me look at it.” They handed him one. “This engraving—who does it look like? And whose name is on it?” “Caesar,” they said.
MEV
They brought it, and He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” They said to Him, “Caesar’s.”
MOUNCE
So they brought one. And he said to them, “Of whom is · this likeness and · inscription?” And they said to him, “Caesar.”
NOG
They brought a coin. He said to them, “Whose face and name is this?” They told him, “The emperor’s.”
NABRE
They brought one to him and he said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” They replied to him, “Caesar’s.”
NASB
And they brought one. And He *said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” And they said to Him, “Caesar’s.”
NASB1995
They brought one. And He *said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” And they said to Him, “Caesar’s.”
NCB
When they brought one, he asked them, “Whose image is this, and whose inscription?” They replied and said to him, “Caesar’s.”
NCV
They gave Jesus a coin, and he asked, “Whose image and name are on the coin?” They answered, “Caesar’s.”
NET
So they brought one, and he said to them, “Whose image is this, and whose inscription?” They replied, “Caesar’s.”
NIRV
They brought the coin. He asked them, “Whose picture is this? And whose words?” “Caesar’s,” they replied.
NIV
They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they replied.
NIVUK
They brought the coin, and he asked them, ‘Whose image is this? And whose inscription?’ ‘Caesar’s,’ they replied.
NKJV
So they brought it. And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” They said to Him, “Caesar’s.”
NLV
They brought Him one. He asked them, “Whose picture is this? Whose name is on it?” They answered, “Caesar’s.”
NLT
When they handed it to him, he asked, “Whose picture and title are stamped on it?” “Caesar’s,” they replied.
NMB
And they brought one. And he said to them, Whose image and superscription is this? And they said to him, Caesar’s.
NRSVA
And they brought one. Then he said to them, ‘Whose head is this, and whose title?’ They answered, ‘The emperor’s.’
NRSVACE
And they brought one. Then he said to them, ‘Whose head is this, and whose title?’ They answered, ‘The emperor’s.’
NRSVCE
And they brought one. Then he said to them, “Whose head is this, and whose title?” They answered, “The emperor’s.”
NRSVUE
And they brought one. Then he said to them, “Whose head is this and whose title?” They answered, “Caesar’s.”
NTFE
They brought one to him. “This image,” he asked, “whose is it? And whose is this superscription?” “Caesar’s,” they replied.
OJB
And they brought [one]. And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach says to them, Whose demut is this and whose inscription? And they said to him, Caesar’s.
RGT
So they brought it, and He said to them, “Whose image and superscription is this?” And they said to Him, “Caesar’s.”
RSV
And they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.”
RSVCE
And they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.”
TLV
They brought one. And He said to them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they said to Him.
VOICE
When they had brought it to Him, He asked them another question. Jesus: Tell Me, whose picture is on this coin? And of whom does this inscription speak? Pharisees: Caesar, of course.
WEB
They brought it. He said to them, “Whose is this image and inscription?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.”
WE
They brought one to him. He asked, `Whose picture and name is this?' They answered, `Caesar's.'
WYC
And they brought to him. And he said to them [And he saith to them], Whose is this image, and the writing above? And they say to him, The emperor's [They say to him, Caesar's].
YLT
and they brought, and he saith to them, `Whose [is] this image, and the inscription?' and they said to him, `Caesar's;'
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