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Matthew 22:21-23
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Matthew 22:21-23
New English Translation
21 They replied,[a] “Caesar’s.” He said to them,[b] “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”[c] 22 Now when they heard this they were stunned,[d] and they left him and went away.
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23 The same day Sadducees[e] (who say there is no resurrection)[f] came to him and asked him,[g]
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- Matthew 22:21 tn Grk “they said to him.”
- Matthew 22:21 tn Grk “then he said to them.” τότε (tote) has not been translated to avoid redundancy.
- Matthew 22:21 sn Jesus’ answer to give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s was a both/and, not the questioners’ either/or. So he slipped out of their trap.
- Matthew 22:22 tn Grk “they were amazed.”
- Matthew 22:23 sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.
- Matthew 22:23 sn This remark is best regarded as a parenthetical note by the author.
- Matthew 22:23 tn Grk “and asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
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