Mark 12:16 BSB — MannaFest

Mark 12:16

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

5 voices

Bede

On the Gospel of Mark (735)

And he said to them: Whose image and inscription is this? Those who think the question of the Savior shows his ignorance, and not his design, should learn from the present passage that Jesus could certainly have known whose image was on the coin: but …

The record, by era

The Medieval Church1 voice

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 Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And they brought it,.... The penny, which was a Roman one, and worth seven pence halfpenny of our money: and he saith unto them, whose is this image, and superscription; for it had the head of an emperor upon it, very likely the image of the then reigning emperor Tiberius, and a superscription on it, expressing his name, and perhaps a motto along with it: and they said unto him, Caesar's; one of the Roman emperors, Augustus, or Tiberius; most probably the latter; See Gill on Mat 22:20, Mat 22:21.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

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

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
οἱ	hoi	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
ἤνεγκαν.	ēnegkan	they brought [it].	G5342 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
λέγει	legei	He says	G3004 →
αὐτοῖς·	autois	to them;	G846 →
τίνος	tinos	Of whom [is]	G5101 →
ἡ	hē	<the>	G3588 →
εἰκὼν	eikōn	likeness	G1504 →
αὕτη	hautē	this	G3778 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
ἐπιγραφή;	epigraphē	inscription?	G1923 →
οἱ	hoi	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
εἶπαν	eipan	they said	G2036 →
αὐτῷ·	autō	to Him;	G846 →
Καίσαρος.	Kaisaros	Caesar’s.	G2541 →

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
2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless, 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.”
leads to
- John 10:14
  I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
- 1 Corinthians 8:3
  But the one who loves God is known by God.
- Nahum 1:7
  The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
- 1 John 3:7–10
  Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.
- Numbers 16:5
  Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one…
Through
Revelation 3:12
The 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…
leads to
- Revelation 22:4
  They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.
- Revelation 21:2
  I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
- Revelation 14:1
  Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.