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11 This came about from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?” 12 And they were seeking to seize Him. And[a] they feared the crowd. For they[b] knew that He spoke the parable against them. And having left Him, they went away.

The Pharisees Try To Snare Jesus: Shall We Pay Taxes To Caesar?

13 And they send forth some of the Pharisees and the Herodians[c] to Him in order that they might catch Him in a statement.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:12 seize Him. And. Or, seize Him, and-yet.
  2. Mark 12:12 crowd. For they knew. That is, for the chief priests and elders knew. Or, crowd, for they knew. That is, the crowd knew.
  3. Mark 12:13 That is, ones politically linked to Herod’s family.

11 the Lord has done this,
    and it is marvelous in our eyes’[a]?”(A)

12 Then the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders looked for a way to arrest him because they knew he had spoken the parable against them. But they were afraid of the crowd;(B) so they left him and went away.(C)

Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar(D)

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

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 12:11 Psalm 118:22,23