Good News Translation GNT
New International Version NIV
22 Tell us, is it against our Law for us to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, or not?"
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Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
23 But Jesus saw through their trick and said to them,
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He saw through their duplicity and said to them,
24 "Show me a silver coin. Whose face and name are these on it?" "The Emperor's," they answered.
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“Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?”“Caesar’s,” they replied.
25 So Jesus said, "Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God."
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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 There before the people they could not catch him in a thing, so they kept quiet, amazed at his answer.
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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 Then some Sadducees, who say that people will not rise from death, came to Jesus and said,
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Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question.
28 "Teacher, Moses wrote this law for us: "If a man dies and leaves a wife but no children, that man's brother must marry the widow so that they can have children who will be considered the dead man's children.'
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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 Once there were seven brothers; the oldest got married and died without having children.
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Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless.
30 Then the second one married the woman,
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The second
31 and then the third. The same thing happened to all seven - they died without having children.
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and then the third married her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children.
32 Last of all, the woman died.
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Finally, the woman died too.
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