Mark 12:16
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And they brought it him. And he saith to them: Whose is this image and inscription? They say to him, Caesar's.

image.

Matthew 22:19-22 Shew me the coin of the tribute. And they offered him a penny. . . .

Luke 20:24-26 Shew me a penny. Whose image and inscription hath it? They answering, said to him: Caesar's. . . .

2 Timothy 2:19 But the sure foundation of God standeth firm, having this seal: the Lord knoweth who are his; and let every one depart from iniquity who nameth the name of the Lord.

Revelation 3:12 He that shall overcome, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God: and he shall go out no more. And I will write upon him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and my new name.

Context
Paying Taxes to Caesar
15Who knowing their wiliness, saith to them: Why tempt you me? Bring me a penny that I may see it. 16And they brought it him. And he saith to them: Whose is this image and inscription? They say to him, Caesar's. 17And Jesus answering, said to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.…
Cross References
Matthew 22:20
And Jesus saith to them: Whose image and inscription is this?

Mark 12:15
Who knowing their wiliness, saith to them: Why tempt you me? Bring me a penny that I may see it.

Mark 12:17
And Jesus answering, said to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.

Lexicon
[So]
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

they brought [it],
ἤνεγκαν (ēnenkan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5342: To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

He asked
λέγει (legei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3004: (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.

them,
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

“Whose
Τίνος (Tinos)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

likeness
εἰκὼν (eikōn)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1504: An image, likeness, bust. From eiko; a likeness, i.e. statue, profile, or representation, resemblance.

[is] this?
αὕτη (hautē)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[whose]
(hē)
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

inscription?”
ἐπιγραφή (epigraphē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1923: An inscription, title, label. From epigrapho; an inscription.

“Caesar’s,”
Καίσαρος (Kaisaros)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2541: Of Latin origin; Caesar, a title of the Roman emperor.

they answered.
εἶπαν (eipan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.


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

And they brought it, and He says to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" And they said to Him, "Caesar's."

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

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

And they brought [it]. And he says to them, Whose [is] this image and superscription? And they said to him, Caesar's.

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

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

They brought one; and He asked them, "Whose is this likeness and this inscription?" "Caesar's," they replied.

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

and they brought, and he saith to them, 'Whose is this image, and the inscription?' and they said to him, 'Caesar's;'
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