“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.”
Mark 12:15 (KJV)
Context Reading
13¶ And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words. 14And 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 Cæsar, or not? 15Shall 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. 16And they brought it. And he saith unto them,Whose is this image and superscription?And they said unto him, Cæsar’s. 17And Jesus answering said unto them,Render to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.And they marvelled at him.