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.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:14 Lit it is not a concern to You about anyone
  2. Mark 12:14 Lit do not look at the face of people
  3. Mark 12:14 I.e., by Jewish law and tradition
  4. Mark 12:14 I.e., a tax on each person in the census
  5. Mark 12:15 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer

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