King James Version
Mark 12:16 in the King James Version says “And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.” — study this verse from Mark chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“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
And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it. penny: valuing of our money seven pence halfpenny
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.
Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“they brought”
G5342to "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“he saith”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“unto him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“Whose”
G5101an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
“image”
G1504a likeness, i.e., (literally) statue, profile, or (figuratively) representation, resemblance
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“unto him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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