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18 But Jesus knew their evil plans. He said, "You pretenders! Why are you trying to trap me?
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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 people use for paying the tax." They brought him a silver coin.
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Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius,
20 He asked them, "Whose picture is this? And whose words?"
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and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
21 "Caesar's," they replied. Then he said to them, "Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar. And give to God what belongs to God."
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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 this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.
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When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.
23 That same day the Sadducees came to Jesus with a question. They do not believe that people rise from the dead.
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That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
24 "Teacher," they said, "here is what Moses told us. If a man dies without having children, his brother must get married to the widow. He must have children to carry on his brother's name.
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“Teacher,” they said, “Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.
25 There were seven brothers among us. The first one got married and died. Since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.
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Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother.
26 The same thing happened to the second and third brothers. It happened right on down to the seventh brother.
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The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh.
27 Finally, the woman died.
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Finally, the woman died.
28 Now then, when the dead rise, whose wife will she be? All seven of them were married to her."
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Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?”
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