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17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay (A)taxes to (B)Caesar, or not?”

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17 Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax[a](A) to Caesar or not?”

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  1. Matthew 22:17 A special tax levied on subject peoples, not on Roman citizens

19 Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius.[a]

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  1. Matthew 22:19 A denarius was a day's wage for a labourer

19 Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius,

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14 And they came and said to him, “Teacher, (A)we know that you are true and do not care about anyone's opinion. For (B)you are not swayed by appearances,[a] but truly teach (C)the way of God. Is it lawful to pay (D)taxes to (E)Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?”

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  1. Mark 12:14 Greek you do not look at people's faces

14 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[a] to Caesar or not?

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  1. Mark 12:14 A special tax levied on subject peoples, not on Roman citizens

(A)Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honour to whom honour is owed.

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Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe taxes, pay taxes;(A) if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

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