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Mark 12:16
They brought Him one. He asked them, "Whose picture is this? Whose name is on it?" They answered, "Caesar's."
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Christian Standard Bible®
They brought a coin. “Whose image
They brought a coin. “Whose image
King James Version (1611)
And they brought it: and he saith vnto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said vnto him, Cesars.
And they brought it: and he saith vnto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said vnto him, Cesars.
King James Version
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
English Standard Version
And they brought one. And he said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him, "Caesar's."
And they brought one. And he said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him, "Caesar's."
New American Standard Bible
And they brought one. And He said to them, "Whose image and inscription is this?" And they said to Him, "Caesar's."
And they brought one. And He said to them, "Whose image and inscription is this?" And they said to Him, "Caesar's."
New Century Version
They gave Jesus a coin, and he asked, "Whose image and name are on the coin?" They answered, "Caesar's."
They gave Jesus a coin, and he asked, "Whose image and name are on the coin?" They answered, "Caesar's."
Amplified Bible
So they brought one. Then He asked them, "Whose image and inscription is this?" They said to Him, "Caesar's."
So they brought one. Then He asked them, "Whose image and inscription is this?" They said to Him, "Caesar's."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They brought one. And He said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" And they said to Him, "Caesar's."
They brought one. And He said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" And they said to Him, "Caesar's."
Legacy Standard Bible
And they brought one. And He *said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" And they said to Him, "Caesar's."
And they brought one. And He *said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" And they said to Him, "Caesar's."
Berean Standard Bible
So they brought it, and He asked them, "Whose image is this? And whose inscription?" "Caesar's," they answered.
So they brought it, and He asked them, "Whose image is this? And whose inscription?" "Caesar's," they answered.
Contemporary English Version
They brought him a silver coin, and he asked, "Whose picture and name are on it?" "The Emperor's," they answered.
They brought him a silver coin, and he asked, "Whose picture and name are on it?" "The Emperor's," they answered.
Complete Jewish Bible
They brought one; and he asked them, "Whose name and picture are these?" "The Emperor's," they replied.
They brought one; and he asked them, "Whose name and picture are these?" "The Emperor's," they replied.
Darby Translation
And they brought [it]. And he says to them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? And they said to him, Caesar's.
And they brought [it]. And he says to them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? And they said to him, Caesar's.
Easy-to-Read Version
They gave Jesus a coin and he asked, "Whose picture is on the coin? And whose name is written on it?" They answered, "It is Caesar's picture and Caesar's name."
They gave Jesus a coin and he asked, "Whose picture is on the coin? And whose name is written on it?" They answered, "It is Caesar's picture and Caesar's name."
Geneva Bible (1587)
So they brought it, and he said vnto them, Whose is this image and superscription? and they said vnto him, Cesars.
So they brought it, and he said vnto them, Whose is this image and superscription? and they said vnto him, Cesars.
George Lamsa Translation
And they brought it to him. He said to them, Whose is this image and inscription? They said, Caesar''s.
And they brought it to him. He said to them, Whose is this image and inscription? They said, Caesar''s.
Good News Translation
They brought him one, and he asked, "Whose face and name are these?" "The Emperor's," they answered.
They brought him one, and he asked, "Whose face and name are these?" "The Emperor's," they answered.
Lexham English Bible
So they brought one. And he said to them, "Whose image and inscription is this?" And they said to him, "Caesar's."
So they brought one. And he said to them, "Whose image and inscription is this?" And they said to him, "Caesar's."
Literal Translation
And they brought one . And He said to them, Whose image and inscription is this? And they said to Him, Caesar's.
And they brought one . And He said to them, Whose image and inscription is this? And they said to Him, Caesar's.
American Standard Version
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar'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.
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.
Hebrew Names Version
They brought it. He said to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?" They said to him, "Caesar's."
They brought it. He said to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?" They said to him, "Caesar's."
International Standard Version
So they brought one. Then he asked them, "Whose face and name is this?" They said to him, "Caesar's."
So they brought one. Then he asked them, "Whose face and name is this?" They said to him, "Caesar's."
Etheridge Translation
And they brought it to him. He said to them, Of whom (is) this image and writing ? And they said, Of Caesar.
And they brought it to him. He said to them, Of whom (is) this image and writing ? And they said, Of Caesar.
Murdock Translation
And they brought [fn] to him. And he said to them: Whose is this image and inscription? They said to him: Caesar's.
And they brought [fn] to him. And he said to them: Whose is this image and inscription? They said to him: Caesar's.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they brought it: And he sayth vnto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they sayde vnto hym: Caesars.
And they brought it: And he sayth vnto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they sayde vnto hym: Caesars.
English Revised Version
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
World English Bible
They brought it. He said to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?" They said to him, "Caesar's."
They brought it. He said to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?" They said to him, "Caesar's."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he saith, Whose is this image and superscription?
And he saith, Whose is this image and superscription?
Weymouth's New Testament
They brought one; and He asked them, "Whose is this likeness and this inscription?" "Caesar's," they replied.
They brought one; and He asked them, "Whose is this likeness and this inscription?" "Caesar's," they replied.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei brouyten to hym. And he seide to hem, Whos is this ymage, and the writyng? Thei seien to him, The emperouris.
And thei brouyten to hym. And he seide to hem, Whos is this ymage, and the writyng? Thei seien to him, The emperouris.
Update Bible Version
And they brought it. And he says to them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said to him, Caesar's.
And they brought it. And he says to them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said to him, Caesar's.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they brought [it]: and he saith to them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? And they said to him, Cesar's.
And they brought [it]: and he saith to them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? And they said to him, Cesar's.
New English Translation
So they brought one, and he said to them, "Whose image is this, and whose inscription?" They replied, "Caesar's."
So they brought one, and he said to them, "Whose image is this, and whose inscription?" They replied, "Caesar's."
New King James Version
So they brought it. And He said to them, "Whose image and inscription is this?" They said to Him, "Caesar's."
So they brought it. And He said to them, "Whose image and inscription is this?" They said to Him, "Caesar's."
New Living Translation
When they handed it to him, he asked, "Whose picture and title are stamped on it?" "Caesar's," they replied.
When they handed it to him, he asked, "Whose picture and title are stamped on it?" "Caesar's," they replied.
New Revised Standard
And they brought one. Then he said to them, "Whose head is this, and whose title?" They answered, "The emperor's."
And they brought one. Then he said to them, "Whose head is this, and whose title?" They answered, "The emperor's."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, they, brought one. And he saith unto them - Whose, is this image, and the inscription? And, they, said unto him - Caesar's.
And, they, brought one. And he saith unto them - Whose, is this image, and the inscription? And, they, said unto him - Caesar's.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they brought it him. And he saith to them: Whose is this image and inscription? They say to him, Caesar’s.
And they brought it him. And he saith to them: Whose is this image and inscription? They say to him, Caesar’s.
Revised Standard Version
And they brought one. And he said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him, "Caesar's."
And they brought one. And he said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him, "Caesar's."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they brought. And he sayde vnto them: Whose ys thys ymage and superscripcion? And they sayde vnto him Cesars.
And they brought. And he sayde vnto them: Whose ys thys ymage and superscripcion? And they sayde vnto him Cesars.
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;'
and they brought, and he saith to them, `Whose [is] this image, and the inscription?' and they said to him, `Caesar's;'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they brought it him. Then sayde he: Whose ymage and superscripcion is this? They sayde vnto him: The Emperours.
And they brought it him. Then sayde he: Whose ymage and superscripcion is this? They sayde vnto him: The Emperours.
Mace New Testament (1729)
let me see a penny. and when they brought it, he asked them, whose image and inscription is this? they said, Cesar's.
let me see a penny. and when they brought it, he asked them, whose image and inscription is this? they said, Cesar's.
Simplified Cowboy Version
One of them pulled a coin out of his pocket and flipped it to Jesus. He held the coin up and asked, "Who's picture is on this coin?""Caesar's," they answered.
One of them pulled a coin out of his pocket and flipped it to Jesus. He held the coin up and asked, "Who's picture is on this coin?""Caesar's," they answered.
Contextual Overview
13 Some of the proud religious law-keepers and Herod's men were sent to trap Jesus in His talk. 14 They came to Him and said, "Teacher, we know You are true. We know You are not afraid of what men think or say about You. You teach the way of God in truth. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? 15 Should we pay or not pay?" Jesus knew how they pretended to be someone they were not. He said to them, "Why do you try to trap Me? Bring Me a small piece of money so I may look at it." 16 They brought Him one. He asked them, "Whose picture is this? Whose name is on it?" They answered, "Caesar's." 17 Then Jesus said to them, "Pay to Caesar the things that belong to Caesar. Pay to God the things that belong to God." They were surprised and wondered at Him.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
image: Matthew 22:19-22, Luke 20:24-26, 2 Timothy 2:19, Revelation 3:12
Cross-References
Genesis 12:13
Say that you are my sister. Then it may go well with me because of you. And because of you they will not kill me."
Say that you are my sister. Then it may go well with me because of you. And because of you they will not kill me."
Genesis 12:14
When Abram came into Egypt, the men of Egypt saw that the woman was very beautiful.
When Abram came into Egypt, the men of Egypt saw that the woman was very beautiful.
Genesis 12:15
Pharaoh's rulers saw her and told Pharaoh of her beauty. So the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
Pharaoh's rulers saw her and told Pharaoh of her beauty. So the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
Genesis 13:2
Now Abram was very rich in cattle, silver and gold.
Now Abram was very rich in cattle, silver and gold.
Genesis 20:14
Then Abimelech gave to Abraham sheep and cattle, and men and women servants. And he returned his wife Sarah to him.
Then Abimelech gave to Abraham sheep and cattle, and men and women servants. And he returned his wife Sarah to him.
Genesis 24:35
And the Lord has brought much good to my boss. He has become rich. The Lord has given him flocks and cattle, silver and gold, men and women servants, and camels and donkeys.
And the Lord has brought much good to my boss. He has become rich. The Lord has given him flocks and cattle, silver and gold, men and women servants, and camels and donkeys.
Genesis 26:14
For he had flocks and many cattle and many people working in his house. The Philistines became jealous of him.
For he had flocks and many cattle and many people working in his house. The Philistines became jealous of him.
Genesis 32:5
I have cattle and donkeys and flocks and men and women servants. And I have sent to tell my lord, hoping to find favor in your eyes.'"
I have cattle and donkeys and flocks and men and women servants. And I have sent to tell my lord, hoping to find favor in your eyes.'"
Job 1:3
He had 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 1,000 oxen, 500 female donkeys, and many servants. He was the greatest of all the men of the east.
He had 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 1,000 oxen, 500 female donkeys, and many servants. He was the greatest of all the men of the east.
Job 42:12
The Lord brought more good to Job in his later years than in his beginning. He had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 2,000 oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
The Lord brought more good to Job in his later years than in his beginning. He had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 2,000 oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they brought it,.... The penny, which was a Roman one, and worth seven pence halfpenny of our money:
and he saith unto them, whose is this image, and superscription; for it had the head of an emperor upon it, very likely the image of the then reigning emperor Tiberius, and a superscription on it, expressing his name, and perhaps a motto along with it:
and they said unto him, Caesar's; one of the Roman emperors, Augustus, or Tiberius; most probably the latter;
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Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See the notes at Matthew 22:15-22.
