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Mark 12:14

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14And when they* came, they said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and you do not care what anyone thinks,d because you do not regard the opinion of peoplee but teach the way of God in truth. Is it permitted to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or should we not pay?”

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Footnotes

  1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
  2. dLiterally “it is not a care to you concerning anyone”
  3. eLiterally “because you do not look at the face of men”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And they came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are true and do not care about anyone’s opinion. For you are not swayed by appearances, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others, 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 the imperial tax to Caesar or not?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When they came, they said to him, “Teacher, we know you are truthful and don’t care what anyone thinks, nor do you show partiality but teach the way of God truthfully. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn’t we?”

NLTNew Living Translation

“Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You are impartial and don’t play favorites. You teach the way of God truthfully. Now tell us—is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?

KJV 1900King James Version

And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?