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They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him, and went away.
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They sent some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to him, that they might catch him in words.
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When they had come, they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don't defer to anyone; for you aren't partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
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Shall we give, or shall we not give?" But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, "Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it."
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They brought it. He said to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?" They said to him, "Caesar's."
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Jesus answered them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." They marveled greatly at him.
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There came to him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection. They asked him, saying,
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"Teacher, Moses wrote to us, 'If a man's brother dies, and leaves a wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.'
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There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.
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The second took her, and died, leaving no children behind him. The third likewise;
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and the seven took her and left no children. Last of all the woman also died.