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22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not? ”
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Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them,
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He saw through their duplicity and said to them,
24 “Show me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have? ”They said, “Caesar’s. ”
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“Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?”“Caesar’s,” they replied.
25 He said to them, “Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. ”
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He said to them, “Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
26 And they were not able in the presence of the people to catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent.
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They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent.
27 There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection,
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Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question.
28 and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
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“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother.
29 Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children.
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Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless.
30 And the second
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The second
31 and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died.
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and then the third married her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children.
32 Afterward the woman also died.
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Finally, the woman died too.
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