16But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. "Why are you trying to trap me?" he asked. "Bring me a denarius and let me look at it." They brought the coin, and he asked them, "Whose portrait is this? And whose inscription?" "Caesar's," they replied.


In Context

13 Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words.

14 They came to him and said, "Teacher, we know you are a man of integrity. You aren't swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?

15 Should we pay or shouldn't we?"

16 But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. "Why are you trying to trap me?" he asked. "Bring me a denarius and let me look at it." They brought the coin, and he asked them, "Whose portrait is this? And whose inscription?" "Caesar's," they replied.

17 Then Jesus said to them, "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's." And they were amazed at him.

18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.

Mark 12:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:16And they brought [it.] And he saith unto them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:16And they brought it him. And he saith to them: Whose is this image and inscription? They say to him, Caesar's.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:16And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:16And they brought it. And he says to them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said to him, Caesar's.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:16And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:16And they brought it: and he saith to them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said to him, Cesar's.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:16They brought it. He said to them, |Whose is this image and inscription?| They said to him, |Caesar's.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:16and they brought, and he saith to them, 'Whose is this image, and the inscription?' and they said to him, 'Caesar's;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:16And they brought it. And he said to them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said to him, Caesar's.