Mark 12:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Are we to give or not to give? But he, conscious of their false hearts, said to them, Why do you put me to the test? give me a penny, so that I may see it.

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  • Ezek 17:2 : 2 Son of man, give out a dark saying, and make a comparison for the children of Israel,
  • Matt 22:18 : 18 But Jesus saw their trick and said, Oh false ones, why are you attempting to put me in the wrong?
  • Mark 10:2 : 2 And Pharisees came to him, testing him with the question, Is it right for a man to put away his wife?
  • Luke 20:23 : 23 But he saw through their trick and said to them,
  • John 2:24-25 : 24 But Jesus did not have faith in them, because he had knowledge of them all. 25 He had no need for any witness about man; for he himself had knowledge of what was in man.
  • John 21:17 : 17 He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, am I dear to you? Now Peter was troubled in his heart because he put the question a third time, Am I dear to you? And he said to him, Lord, you have knowledge of all things; you see that you are dear to me. Jesus said to him, Then give my sheep food.
  • Acts 5:9 : 9 But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out.
  • 1 Cor 10:9 : 9 And let us not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did, and came to their death by snakes.
  • Heb 4:13 : 13 And there is nothing made which is not completely clear to him; there is nothing covered, but all things are open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
  • Rev 2:23 : 23 And I will put her children to death; and all the churches will see that I am he who makes search into the secret thoughts and hearts of men: and I will give to every one of you the reward of your works.

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    15Then the Pharisees went and had a meeting to see how they might make use of his words to take him.

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    17Give us, then, your opinion of this: Is it right to give tax to Caesar, or not?

    18But Jesus saw their trick and said, Oh false ones, why are you attempting to put me in the wrong?

    19Let me see the tax money. And they gave him a penny.

    20And he said to them, Whose is this image and name on it?

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  • Mark 12:12-14
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    12And they made attempts to take him; but they were in fear of the people, because they saw that the story was against them; and they went away from him.

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  • Mark 12:16-17
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    16And they gave him one. And he said to them, Whose is this image and name on it? And they said to him, Caesar's.

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    21And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God:

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