Mǎkĕfúyīn 12:14

14 Tāmen lái le , jiù duì tā shuō , fūzǐ , wǒmen zhīdào nǐ shì chéngshí de , shénme rén nǐ dōu bú xùn qíng . yīnwei nǐ bú kàn rén de waìmào , nǎi shì chéng chéngshí shí chuán shén de dào . nà shuì gĕi Gāisǎ kĕyǐ bùkĕ yǐ .

Mǎkĕfúyīn 12:14 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 12:14

And when they were come
Unto Jesus in the temple:

they said unto him, master;
they saluted him in like manner, as they did their doctors and Rabbins, calling him "Rabbi", though they were not his disciples; but one part of them were the disciples of the Pharisees, and the other had Herod for their master;

we know that thou art true;
an honest, sincere, and upright man,

and carest for no man, for thou regardest not the person of men;
no, not Caesar himself;

but teachest the way of God in truth;
instructest men in the word, will, and worship of God, with all integrity and faithfulness; answer therefore this question,

is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?
The Syriac and Persic versions read, "head money"; and so it is read in Beza's most ancient copy; a tax that was levied on the heads of families; or on every particular head in a family; (See Gill on Matthew 22:16), (See Gill on Matthew 22:17).

Mǎkĕfúyīn 12:14 In-Context

12 Tāmen kàn chū zhè bǐyù shì zhǐ zhe tāmen shuō de , jiù xiǎng yào zhuōná tā , zhǐshì jùpà bǎixìng . yúshì líkāi tā zǒu le .

13 Hòulái tāmen dǎfa jǐ ge Fǎlìsaìrén hé jǐ ge Xīlǜ dǎng de rén , dào Yēsū nàli , yào jiù zhe tāde huà xiànhaì tā .

14 Tāmen lái le , jiù duì tā shuō , fūzǐ , wǒmen zhīdào nǐ shì chéngshí de , shénme rén nǐ dōu bú xùn qíng . yīnwei nǐ bú kàn rén de waìmào , nǎi shì chéng chéngshí shí chuán shén de dào . nà shuì gĕi Gāisǎ kĕyǐ bùkĕ yǐ .

15 Wǒmen gāi nà bu gāi nà . Yēsū zhīdào tāmende jiǎ yì , jiù duì tāmen shuō , nǐmen wèishénme shìtan wǒ . ná yī ge yínqián lái gĕi wǒ kàn .

16 Tāmen jiù ná le lái . Yēsū shuō , zhè xiàng hé zhè hào shì shuí de . tāmen shuō , shì Gāisǎ de .