Luke 20:19–31

¹⁹Then the scribes and the chief priests ^qlooked for a way to get their hands on Him ^rthat very hour, because they knew He had told this parable against them, but they feared the people. ^s

God and Caesar

²⁰They ^tuwatched closely ^vand sent spies ^wwho pretended to be righteous, ^xso they could catch Him in what He said, ^yzto hand Him ^aover to the governor’s ^brule and authority. ²¹They questioned Him, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, ^cand You don’t show partiality, ^debut teach truthfully the way of God. ^f22Is it lawful ^gfor us to pay taxes ^hto Caesar ⁱor not?”

²³But detecting their craftiness, He said to them, ^j24“Show Me a ^•denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?”

“Caesar’s,” they said.

²⁵“Well then,” He told them, “give back to Caesar ^kthe things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s.”

²⁶They were not able to catch Him in what He said ^lin public, ^mand being amazed at His answer, they became silent. ⁿ

The Sadducees and the Resurrection

²⁷Some ^oof the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, ^pcame up and questioned Him: ²⁸“Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother has a wife, and dies childless, his brother should take the wife and produce offspring for his brother. ^qr29Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife and died without children. ³⁰Also the second ^s31and the third took her. In the same way, all seven died and left no children.