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Revised Standard Version

Mark 12:16

And they brought one. And he said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him, "Caesar's."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Citizens;   Jesus, the Christ;   Satire;   The Topic Concordance - Rendering;   Tribute;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Kingdom of God;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Tiberius Caesar;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Commerce;   Herodian;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ethics;   Mss;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Caesar, Caesar's Household;   Common Life;   Ethics (2);   Image (2);   Numbers (2);   Questions and Answers;   Worldliness (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Caesar ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Superscription;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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.
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.
English Standard Version
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."
New Century Version
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."
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."
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."
Berean Standard Bible
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.
Complete Jewish Bible
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.
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."
Geneva Bible (1587)
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.
Good News Translation
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."
Literal Translation
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.
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.
Hebrew Names Version
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."
Etheridge Translation
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.
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.
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.
World English Bible
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?
Weymouth's New Testament
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.
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.
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.
New English Translation
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."
New Living Translation
When they handed it to him, he asked, "Whose picture and title are stamped on it?" "Caesar's," they replied.
New Life Bible
They brought Him one. He asked them, "Whose picture is this? Whose name is on it?" They answered, "Caesar's."
New Revised Standard
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.
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.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
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;'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
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.
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.

Contextual Overview

13 And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Hero'di-ans, to entrap him in his talk. 14 And they came and said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are true, and care for no man; for you do not regard the position of men, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? 15 Should we pay them, or should we not?" But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why put me to the test? Bring me a coin, and let me look at it." 16 And they brought one. And he said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him, "Caesar's." 17 Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were amazed 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 you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared on your account."
Genesis 12:14
When Abram entered Egypt the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
Genesis 12:15
And when the princes of Pharaoh saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
Genesis 13:2
Now Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
Genesis 20:14
Then Abim'elech took sheep and oxen, and male and female slaves, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah his wife to him.
Genesis 24:35
The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great; he has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and asses.
Genesis 26:14
He had possessions of flocks and herds, and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him.
Genesis 32:5
and I have oxen, asses, flocks, menservants, and maidservants; and I have sent to tell my lord, in order that I may find favor in your sight.'"
Job 1:3
He had seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and very many servants; so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east.
Job 42:12
And the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; and he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.

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.


 
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