Mark 12:17

Good News Translation

So Jesus said, “Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God.” And they were amazed at Jesus.

Cross References

Proverbs 23:26

Pay close attention, son, and let my life be your example.

Proverbs 24:21

Have reverence for the Lord, my child, and honor the king. Have nothing to do with people who rebel against them;

Malachi 1:6

The Lord Almighty says to the priests, “Children honor their parents, and servants honor their masters. I am your father—why don't you honor me? I am your master—why don't you respect me? You despise me, and yet you ask, ‘How have we despised you?’

Matthew 22:21

“The Emperor's,” they answered. So Jesus said to them, “Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God.”

Matthew 22:22

When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.

Matthew 22:33

When the crowds heard this, they were amazed at his teaching.

Matthew 22:46

No one was able to give Jesus any answer, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.

Matthew 8:10

When Jesus heard this, he was surprised and said to the people following him, “I tell you, I have never found anyone in Israel with faith like this.

Mark 12:16

They brought him one, and he asked, “Whose face and name are these?” “The Emperor's,” they answered.

Mark 12:30

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’

Luke 20:25

So Jesus said, “Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God.”

Romans 12:1

So then, my friends, because of God's great mercy to us I appeal to you: Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to his service and pleasing to him. This is the true worship that you should offer.

Romans 13:7

Pay, then, what you owe them; pay them your personal and property taxes, and show respect and honor for them all.

Romans 6:13

Nor must you surrender any part of yourselves to sin to be used for wicked purposes. Instead, give yourselves to God, as those who have been brought from death to life, and surrender your whole being to him to be used for righteous purposes.

1 Peter 2:17

Respect everyone, love other believers, honor God, and respect the Emperor.