Book of Common Prayer

So We Are Debtors To The Spirit To Put To Death The Deeds of The Flesh And Live

¹² So then, brothers, we are debtors— not to the flesh, that we should be living in accordance with the flesh. ¹³ For if ^[a] you are living in accordance with the flesh, you are going-to^[b] die. But if by the Spirit you are putting-to-death the practices of the body, you will live.

For Those Being So Led By The Spirit Are The Adopted Children of God

¹⁴ For^[c] all who are being led^[d] by the Spirit of God, these are sons^[e] of God. ¹⁵ For you did not receive a spirit^[f] of slavery again leading-to fear, but you received a Spirit^[g] of adoption by Whom we are crying-out “Abba^[h]! Father!” ¹⁶ The Spirit Himself bears-witness-with our spirit that we are children of God!

This Means We Are Joint-Heirs With Christ, Sharing His Suffering And Glory

¹⁷ And if we are children, we are heirs also. We are heirs of God, and fellow-heirs of Christ, since^[i] we are suffering-with Him in order that we may also be glorified-with Him.

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

¹⁵ Then the Pharisees, having gone, took counsel so that they might snare Him in a statement. ¹⁶ And they send-forth their disciples to Him, with the Herodians^[a], saying, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful, and You teach the way of God in truth. And You are not concerned about [pleasing] anyone, for You do not look at the face^[b] of people. ¹⁷ Tell us then, what seems right to You? Is it lawful to give a poll-tax^[c] to Caesar, or not?” ¹⁸ But having known their evilness^[d], Jesus said, “Why are you testing Me, hypocrites? ¹⁹ Show Me the coin for the poll-tax”. And the ones brought to Him a denarius^[e]. ²⁰ And He says to them, “Whose is this image and inscription?” ²¹ They say to Him, “Caesar’s”. Then He says to them, “Then give-back^[f] the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God”. ²² And having heard it, they marveled. And having left Him, they went away.