15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them,Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
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Should we pay or shouldn’t we?” But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. “Why are you trying to trap me?” he asked. “Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.”
16 And they brought it. And he saith unto them,Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
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They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”“Caesar’s,” they replied.