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Mark 12:16 Cross-References
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“And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.”
Mark 12:16 (KJV)
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And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? (εἰκόνα, eikona; ἐπιγραφήν, epigraphēn). The word eikōn (εἰκών) meant image or likeness—the same word used in Genesis 1:26-27 (Septuagint) for humanity created in God's image. The epigraphē (ἐπιγραφή) was the inscription: "Tiberius Caesar, son of the divine Augustus, Augustus." Jesus' question was Socratic, forcing them to acknowledge the coin belonged to Caesar's sphere.And they said unto him, Caesar's (Καίσαρος)—their answer sealed His argument. If the coin bears Caesar's image and inscription, it belongs to...
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