Luke 20:19–31

Taxes to Caesar

¹⁹And the scribes and the chief priests ^atried to lay hands on Him that very hour, but they feared the people. For they understood that He spoke this parable against them.

^20aSo they watched Him, and sent spies who ¹pretended to be righteous, so ^bthat they might ²catch Him in some statement, in order to deliver Him to the rule and the authority of ^cthe governor.

²¹And they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You ¹are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth.

²²“Is it ¹lawful for us ^ato pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

²³But He perceived their craftiness and said to them,

²⁴“Show Me a ¹denarius. Whose ²likeness and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar’s.”

²⁵And He said to them, “Then ^arender to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

²⁶And they were unable to ^1acatch Him in a word in the presence of the people; and marveling at His answer, they became silent.

The Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection

^27aNow some of the ^bSadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) came to Him,

²⁸and they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that ^aif a man’s brother dies, having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should ¹marry the wife and raise up ²seed for his brother.

²⁹“Now there were seven brothers; and the first married a wife and died childless,

³⁰and the second

³¹and the third ¹married her; and in the same way, ²all seven ³died, leaving no children.