Mark 12:16 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁶ So, they brought it to Him and He said to them, “Whose image and inscription [are on this coin]?” And they answered Him, “Caesar’s.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cæsar's.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And they brought [Him one]. Then He asked them, Whose image (picture) is this? And whose superscription (title)? They said to Him, Caesar's.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Cæsar’s.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ And they brought one. He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” “Caesar’s,” they replied.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And they brought it to him. And he said to them, "Whose image and inscription is this?" They said to him, "Caesar's."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And they brought it him. And he saith to them: Whose is this image and inscription? They say to him, Caesar's.

Mark 12:16 Cross References

Mark 12:15

Should we pay it, or should we not pay it?” But Jesus was aware of their hypocrisy and said to them, “Bring me the coin so I can see it.” [Note: The amount of this coin was equivalent to one twelve-hour day of a farm laborer’s pay, or about $108 in 2005].

Mark 12:17

Then Jesus replied to them, “Pay to Caesar whatever belongs to Caesar and pay to God whatever belongs to God.” And they greatly marveled at Him.

2 Timothy 2:19

However, the solid foundation of God stands firm. [Note: This probably refers to the church. See I Tim. 3:15]. It is sealed with these words [i.e., certifying God’s ownership and a commitment to Him]: “The Lord knows those who are His people,” [See Num. 16:5], and “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord should stop practicing wickedness.” [See Isa. 26:13].

Revelation 3:12

I will make the person who has victory [in the Christian life] a pillar in the Temple of my God [i.e., probably a reference to heaven], and he will never leave it. And I will write on him the name of my God, the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem which is coming down from heaven from my God [See 21:2, 10] and my own new name.