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16 So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality.
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They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are.
17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?"
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Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not?”
18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, "Why are you putting me to the test, you hypocrites?
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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 used for the tax." And they brought him a denarius.
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Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius,
20 Then he said to them, "Whose head is this, and whose title?"
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and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
21 They answered, "The emperor's." Then he said to them, "Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor's, and to God the things that are God's."
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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.”
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