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15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words.
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Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.
16 And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone's opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances.
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They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are.
17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
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Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not?”
18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, "Why put me to the test, you hypocrites?
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But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me?
19 Show me the coin for the tax." And they brought him a denarius.
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Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius,
20 And Jesus said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?"
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and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
21 They said, "Caesar's." Then he said to them, "Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."
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“Caesar’s,” they replied. Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
22 When they heard it, they marveled. And they left him and went away.
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When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.
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