Mark 12:16

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“So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.”

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BSBPD

“So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cesar’s.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cæsar’s.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and they brought, and he saith to them, `Whose <FI>is<Fi> this image, and the inscription?' and they said to him, `Caesar's;'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 12:16 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 22:19Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.
  2. Luke 20:24“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
  3. 2 Timothy 2:19Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
  4. Revelation 3:12The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.

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