Mark 12:14 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 12:14

“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”

BSB

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ASV

And when they were come, they say unto him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any one; for thou regardest not the person of men, but of a truth teachest the way of God: Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not?

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 Cesar, or not?

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Commentary

4 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (1107)

We have said elsewhere of the Herodians, that they were a certain new heresy, who said that Herod was the Christ, because the succession of the kingdom of Judah had failed. Others however say that the Herodians were the soldiers of Herod, whom the Pharisees brought as witnesses of the words of Christ, that they might take Him, and lead Him away. But observe how in their wickedness they wished to deceive Christ by flattery; for it goes on: Master, we know that thou art true.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Justin Martyr

The First Apology, Chapter XVII (165)

And everywhere we, more readily than all men, endeavour to pay to those appointed by you the taxes both ordinary and extraordinary, as we have been taught by Him; for at that time some came to Him and asked Him, if one ought to pay tribute to Caesar; and He answered, "Tell Me, whose image does the coin bear?" And they said, "Caesar's." And again He answered them, "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The question they put was, Is it lawful to give tribute to Cæsar, or not? They would be thought desirous to know their duty. As a nation that did righteousness, they ask of God the ordinances of justice, when really they desired nothing but to know what he would say, in hopes that, which side soever he took of the question, they might take occasion from it to accuse him.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)

Let us observe in the beginning of this passage, how men of different religious opinions can unite in opposing Christ . We read of "Pharisees and Herodians" coming together to "catch our Lord in His words," and perplex Him with a hard question. The Pharisee was a superstitious formalist, who cared for nothing but the outward ceremonies of religion. The Herodian was a mere man of the world, who despised all religion, and cared more for pleasing men than God.

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Original language & word study

35 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐλθόντες	elthontes	having come	G2064 →
λέγουσιν	legousin	they say	G3004 →
αὐτῷ·	autō	to Him;	G846 →
διδάσκαλε,	didaskale	Teacher,	G1320 →
οἴδαμεν	oidamen	we know
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἀληθὴς	alēthēs	true	G227 →
εἶ	ei	You are	G1510 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
μέλει	melei	there is care	G3199 →
σοι	soi	to You	G4771 →
περὶ	peri	about	G4012 →
οὐδενός·	oudenos	no [one];	G3762 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
βλέπεις	blepeis	You look	G991 →
εἰς	eis	on [the]	G1519 →
πρόσωπον	prosōpon	appearance	G4383 →
ἀνθρώπων	anthrōpōn	of men	G444 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
ἐπ᾽	ep᾽	on the basis of	G1909 →
ἀληθείας	alētheias	[the] truth	G225 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
ὁδὸν	hodon	way	G3598 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
διδάσκεις.	didaskeis	teach.	G1321 →
ἔξεστιν	exestin	Is it lawful	G1832 →
δοῦναι	dounai	to give	G1325 →
κῆνσον	kēnson	tribute	G2778 →
Καίσαρι	Kaisari	to Caesar	G2541 →
ἢ	ē	or	G2228 →
οὔ;	ou	not?	G3756 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Galatians 1:10
Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 2:4
  Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.
- Acts 5:29
  But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
- Ephesians 6:6
  And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
- James 4:4
  You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.
- Matthew 22:16
  They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek…
Through
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 4:2
  Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to…
- 2 Peter 2:1–3
  Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on…
Through
2 Corinthians 5:16
So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
leads to
- Colossians 3:11
  Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.