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Mark 12:17
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Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”And they were amazed at him.
Mark 12:17 in Other Translations
KJV
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And Jesus answering said unto them,Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.
ESV
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Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they marveled at him.
NLT
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“Well, then,” Jesus said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.” His reply completely amazed them.
Mark 12:17 Meaning and Commentary
Mark 12:17
And Jesus answering said unto them
Very wisely and pertinently,
render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's:
or "to the king, which are the king's", as the Arabic and Ethiopic versions render it:
and to God the things that are God's; (See Gill on Matthew 22:21);
and they marvelled at him;
at his wisdom and prudence in returning such an answer, which cut off all occasion against him.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Mark 12:17 In-Context
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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.”
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They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”“Caesar’s,” they replied.
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Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”And they were amazed at him.
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Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
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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.
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