Mark 12:16

Paying Taxes to Caesar

15But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.” 16So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.

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Berean Standard Bible
So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
American Standard Version (1901)
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cæsar’s.
Bible in Basic English
And they gave him one. And he said to them, Whose is this image and name on it? And they said to him, Caesar's.
Free Bible Version
They gave him a coin. “Whose is this image, and whose inscription?” Jesus asked them. “Caesar's,” they replied.
Geneva Bible 1599
So they brought it, and he said vnto them, Whose is this image and superscription? and they said vnto him, Cesars.
King James (Authorized) Version
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cæsar’s.
One Unity Resource Bible
They brought it. He said to them, “Whose is this image and inscription?” They said to him, “Caesar’s [Ruler]’s.”
Plain English Version
The men gave Jesus a coin. He looked at it and said, “Who is this on this money? Whose picture is this? And whose name is this?” They said, “That is Caesar, the Roman government’s big boss.”
Translation for Translators
After they brought him a coin, he asked them, “Whose picture is on this coin? And whose name is on it?” They replied, “It is a picture and the name of Caesar, the man who rules the Roman government.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
They brought one to Jesus. He said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said, “Caesar's.”
Noah Webster Bible
And they brought it : and he saith to them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said to him, Cesar's.
World English Bible
They brought it. He said to them, “Whose is this image and inscription?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.”
Young's Literal Translation
and they brought, and he saith to them, 'Whose [is] this image, and the inscription?' and they said to him, 'Caesar's;'