Poll-tax to Caesar

^15 (A)Then the Pharisees went and ^[a]plotted together how they might trap Him ^[b]in what He said. ¹⁶ And they *sent their disciples to Him, along with the ^(B)Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and ^[c]do not care what anyone thinks; for You ^[d]are not partial to anyone. ¹⁷ Tell us then, what do You think? Is it ^[e]permissible to pay a ^[f](C)poll-tax to ^(D)Caesar, or not?” ¹⁸ But Jesus perceived their ^[g]malice, and said, “Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites? ¹⁹ Show Me the ^(E)coin used for the poll-tax.” And they brought Him a ^[h]denarius. ²⁰ And He *said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” ²¹ They *said to Him, “Caesar’s.” Then He *said to them, “^(F)Then pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s.” ²² And hearing this, they were amazed; and ^(G)they left Him and went away.

Jesus Answers the Sadducees

^23 (H)On that day some ^(I)Sadducees (who say ^(J)there is no resurrection) came to ^[i]Jesus and questioned Him, ²⁴ saying, “Teacher, Moses said, ‘^(K)If a man dies having no children, his brother as next of kin shall marry his wife, and raise up ^[j]children for his brother.’ ²⁵ Now there were seven brothers among us; and the first married and died, and having no ^[k]children, he left his wife to his brother. ²⁶ It was the same also with the second brother, and the third, down to the seventh. ²⁷ Last of all, the woman died. ²⁸ In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her in marriage.”

²⁹ But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, ^(L)since you do not ^[l]understand the Scriptures nor the power of God. ³⁰ For in the resurrection they neither ^(M)marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. ³¹ But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God: ³² ‘^(N)I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living.” ³³ When the crowds heard this, ^(O)they were astonished at His teaching.

^34 (P)But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced ^(Q)the Sadducees, they gathered together. ³⁵ And one of them, ^[m](R)a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him: ³⁶ “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” ³⁷ And He said to him, “‘^(S)You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ ³⁸ This is the great and ^[n]foremost commandment. ³⁹ The second is like it, ‘^(T)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ^40 (U)Upon these two commandments ^[o]hang the whole Law and the Prophets.”

^41 (V)Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question: ⁴² “What do you think about the ^[p]Christ? Whose son is He?” They *said to Him, “^(W)The son of David.” ⁴³ He *said to them, “Then ^[q]how does David ^[r](X)in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying,

⁴⁵ Therefore, if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ ^[s]how is He his son?” ^46 (Z)No one was able to offer Him a word in answer, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask Him any more questions.

Jesus Answers the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Scribes

^13 (A)Then they *sent some of the Pharisees and ^(B)Herodians to Him in order to ^(C)trap Him in a statement. ¹⁴ They came and *said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and ^[a]do not care what anyone thinks; for You ^[b]are not partial to anyone, but You teach the way of God in truth. Is it ^[c]permissible to pay a ^[d]poll-tax to Caesar, or not? ¹⁵ Are we to pay, or not pay?” But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a ^[e]denarius to look at.” ¹⁶ And they brought one. And He *said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” And they said to Him, “Caesar’s.” ¹⁷ And Jesus said to them, “^(D)Pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they were utterly amazed at Him.

^18 (E)Some Sadducees (who say that there is no resurrection) *came to ^[f]Jesus, and began questioning Him, saying, ¹⁹ “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that ^(F)if a man’s brother dies and leaves behind a wife and does not leave a child, his brother is to ^[g]marry the wife and raise up ^[h]children for his brother. ²⁰ There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died leaving no children. ²¹ The second one ^[i]married her, and died leaving behind no children; and the third likewise; ²² and so the seven together left no children. Last of all the woman also died. ²³ In the resurrection, which one’s wife will she be? For each of the seven had her as his wife.” ²⁴ Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are mistaken, that you do not ^[j]understand the Scriptures nor the power of God? ²⁵ For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. ²⁶ But ^[k]regarding the fact that the dead rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, ^(G)in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘^(H)I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? ^27 (I)He is not the God ^[l]of the dead, but of the living; you are greatly mistaken.”

^28 (J)One of the scribes came up and heard them arguing, and ^(K)recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, “What commandment is the ^[m]foremost of all?” ²⁹ Jesus answered, “The ^[n]foremost is, ‘^(L)Hear, Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one; ^30 (M)and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ ³¹ The second is this: ‘^(N)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” ³² And the scribe said to Him, “Well said, Teacher; You have truly stated that ^(O)He is One, and there is no other besides Him; ^33 (P)and to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as oneself, ^(Q)is much more than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices.” ³⁴ When Jesus saw that he had answered intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” ^(R)And then, no one dared any longer to question Him.

^35 (S)And Jesus responded and began saying, as He ^(T)taught in the temple area, “How is it that the scribes say that the ^[o]Christ is the ^(U)son of David? ³⁶ David himself said ^[p]in the Holy Spirit,

³⁷ David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; so in what sense is He his son?” And ^(W)the large crowd ^[q]enjoyed listening to Him.

^20 (A)And so they watched Him ^[a]closely, and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, in order ^(B)that they might catch Him in some statement, so that they could hand Him over to the jurisdiction and authority of ^(C)the governor. ²¹ And the spies questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and You ^[b]are not partial to anyone, but You teach the way of God on the basis of truth. ²² Is it ^[c]permissible for us ^(D)to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” ²³ But He saw through their trickery and said to them, ²⁴ “Show Me a ^[d]denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar’s.” ²⁵ And He said to them, “Then ^(E)pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” ²⁶ And they were unable to ^(F)catch Him in a statement in the presence of the people; and they were amazed at His answer, and said nothing.

Is There a Resurrection?

^27 (G)Now some of the ^(H)Sadducees (who maintain that there is no resurrection) came to Him, ²⁸ and they questioned Him, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that ^(I)if ^[e]a man’s brother dies, ^[f]leaving a wife, and he is childless, that his brother is to ^[g]marry the wife and raise up children ^[h]for his brother. ²⁹ So then, there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife and died childless; ³⁰ and the second ³¹ and the third ^[i]married her; and in the same way ^[j]all seven ^[k]died, leaving no children. ³² Finally the woman also died. ³³ Therefore, in the resurrection, ^[l]which one’s wife does the woman become? For ^[m]all seven ^[n]married her.”

³⁴ Jesus said to them, “The sons of ^(J)this age marry and the women are given in marriage, ³⁵ but those who are considered worthy to attain to ^(K)that age and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage; ³⁶ for they cannot even die anymore, for they are like angels, and are ^(L)sons of God, being ^[o]sons of the resurrection. ³⁷ But as for the fact that the dead are raised, even Moses revealed this in ^(M)the passage about the burning bush, where he calls the Lord ^(N)the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. ^38 (O)Now He is not the God of the dead, but of the living; for ^(P)all live to Him.” ³⁹ Some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.” ⁴⁰ For ^(Q)they did not have the courage to question Him any longer about anything.

^41 (R)But He said to them, “How is it that they say the ^[p]Christ is ^(S)David’s son? ⁴² For David himself says in the book of Psalms,

⁴⁴ Therefore David calls Him ‘Lord,’ and so how is He his son?”