Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar^(A)

¹⁵ Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.

² Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely^(A) to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.^(B)

Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar^(A)

¹³ Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians^(B) to Jesus to catch him^(C) in his words.

Paying Taxes to Caesar^(A)

²⁰ Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said,^(B) so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.^(C)

⁶ They were using this question as a trap,^(A) in order to have a basis for accusing him.^(B)

But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger.