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


In Context

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.

19 "Teacher," they said, "Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and have children for his brother.

Mark 12:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:17And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they marvelled at him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:17And Jesus answering, said to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:17And Jesus said unto them, Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's. And they marvelled greatly at him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:17And Jesus answering said to them, Pay what is Caesar's to Caesar, and what is God's to God. And they wondered at him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:17And Jesus said unto them, Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's. And they marveled greatly at him.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:17And Jesus answering, said to them, Render to Cesar the things that are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they wondered at him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:17Jesus answered them, |Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.| They marveled greatly at him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:17and Jesus answering said to them, 'Give back the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;' and they did wonder at him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:17And Jesus answering said to them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marveled at him.