Versions
| King James Version of the Bible: | Matthew 22:15-22 | Mark 12:13-17 | Luke 20:20-26 |
| New International Version: | Matthew 22:15-22 | Mark 12:13-17 | Luke 20:20-26 |
The extracanonical Gospel of Thomas also has a version, which reads in the Scholar's Version 100:
They showed Jesus a gold coin and said to him, "The Roman emperor's people demand taxes from us." He said to them, "Give the emperor what belongs to the emperor, give God what belongs to God, and give me what is mine."
The fragmentary Egerton Gospel in the Scholar's Version translation (found in The Complete Gospels) 3:1-6 reads:
They come to him and interrogate him as a way of putting him to the test. They ask, "Teacher, Jesus, we know that you are, since the things you do put you above all the prophets. Tell us, then, is it permissible to pay to rulers what is due them? Should we pay them or not?" Jesus knew what they were up to, and became indignant. Then he said to them, "Why do you pay me lip service as a teacher, but not what I say? How accurately Isaiah prophesied about you when he said, 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart stays far away from me; their worship of me is empty, commandments '"
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