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But he looking on them, said: What is this then that is written, The stone, which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner?
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Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be bruised: and upon whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.
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And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him the same hour: but they feared the people, for they knew that he spoke this parable to them.
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And being upon the watch, they sent spies, who should feign themselves just, that they might take hold of him in his words, that they might deliver him up to the authority and power of the governor.
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And they asked him, saying: Master, we know that thou speakest and teachest rightly: and thou dost not respect any person, but teachest the way of God in truth.
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Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or no?
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But he, considering their guile, said to them: Why tempt you me?
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Shew me a penny. Whose image and inscription hath it? They answering, said to him: Caesar’s.
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And he said to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things, that are Caesar’s: and to God the things that are God’s.
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And they could not reprehend his word before the people: and wondering at his answer, they held their peace.
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And there came to him some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection: and they asked him,