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Have you never read the Scripture passage: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
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The Lord has done this, and it is amazing for us to see'?"
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They wanted to arrest him but were afraid of the crowd. They knew that he had directed this illustration at them. So they left him alone and went away.
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The leaders sent some of the Pharisees and some of Herod's followers to Jesus. They wanted to trap him into saying the wrong thing.
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When they came to him, they said, "Teacher, we know that you tell the truth. You don't favor individuals because of who they are. Rather, you teach the way of God truthfully. Is it right to pay taxes to the emperor or not? Should we pay taxes or not?"
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Jesus recognized their hypocrisy, so he asked them, "Why do you test me? Bring me a coin so that I can look at it."
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They brought a coin. He said to them, "Whose face and name is this?" They told him, "The emperor's."
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Jesus said to them, "Give the emperor what belongs to the emperor, and give God what belongs to God." They were surprised at his reply.
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Some Sadducees, who say that people will never come back to life, came to Jesus. They asked him,
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"Teacher, Moses wrote for us, 'If a man dies and leaves a wife but no child, his brother should marry his widow and have children for his brother.'
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There were seven brothers. The first got married and died without having children.