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Mark 12:16

14 And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Cæsar, or not?

15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.

And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cæsar’s.

17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.

18 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

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BSB
So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
KJV
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cæsar’s.
WEB
They brought it. He said to them, “Whose is this image and inscription?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.”
ASV
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar`s.
DARBY
And they brought [it]. And he says to them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? And they said to him, Caesar's.
BLB
And they brought [it]. And He says to them, “Whose image [is] this—and the inscription?” And they said to Him, “Caesar’s.”
ÅB
De gav ham en. Og han sier til dem: Hvis bilde og påskrift er dette? De sa til ham: Keiserens.
OTB
De presenterte mynten, og han spurte dem: "Hvis bilde er dette? Og hvis inskripsjon?" "Cæsars," svarte de.
B1930
De gav ham en. Og han sier til dem: Hvis billede og påskrift er dette? De sa til ham: Keiserens.

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  • Luke 20:24–26

    Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Cæsar’s.

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  • Matthew 22:19–22

    Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.

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  • Revelation 3:12

    Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

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  • 2 Timothy 2:19

    Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

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