Mark 12:14⥂
KJV:
And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
BSB:
“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
Greek:
οἱ καὶ ἐλθόντες λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· διδάσκαλε, οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἀληθὴς εἶ καὶ οὐ μέλει σοι περὶ οὐδενός· οὐ γὰρ βλέπεις εἰς πρόσωπον ἀνθρώπων ἀλλ᾽ ἐπ᾽ ἀληθείας τὴν ὁδὸν τοῦ θεοῦ διδάσκεις. ἔξεστιν δοῦναι κῆνσον Καίσαρι ἢ οὔ;
Topics:
CITIZENS • HYPOCRISY • JESUS, THE CHRIST • SATIRE
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| Translation | Greek | Transliteration [morphology] | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| <the> | οἱ | hoi T-NPM | k |
| And 1 | καὶ | kai CONJ | N(k)O |
| having come | ἐλθόντες | elthontes V-2AAP-NPM | NKO |
| they say | λέγουσιν | legousin V-PAI-3P | NKO |
| to Him; | αὐτῷ· | autō P-DSM | NKO |
| Teacher, | διδάσκαλε, | didaskale N-VSM-T | NKO |
| we know | οἴδαμεν | oidamen V-RAI-1P | NKO |
| that | ὅτι | hoti CONJ | NKO |
| true | ἀληθὴς | alēthēs A-NSM | NKO |
| You are | εἶ | ei V-PAI-2S | NKO |
| and | καὶ | kai CONJ | NKO |
| not | οὐ | ou PRT-N | NKO |
| there is care | μέλει | melei V-PAI-3S | NKO |
| to You | σοι | soi P-2DS | NKO |
| about | περὶ | peri PREP | NKO |
| no [one]; | οὐδενός· | oudenos A-GSM | NKO |
| not | οὐ | ou PRT-N | NKO |
| for | γὰρ | gar CONJ | NKO |
| You look | βλέπεις | blepeis V-PAI-2S | NKO |
| on [the] | εἰς | eis PREP | NKO |
| appearance | πρόσωπον | prosōpon N-ASN | NKO |
| of men | ἀνθρώπων | anthrōpōn N-GPM | NKO |
| but | ἀλλ᾽ | all᾽ CONJ | NKO |
| on the basis of | ἐπ᾽ | ep᾽ PREP | NKO |
| [the] truth | ἀληθείας | alētheias N-GSF | NKO |
| the | τὴν | tēn T-ASF | NKO |
| way | ὁδὸν | hodon N-ASF | NKO |
| <the> | τοῦ | tou T-GSM | NKO |
| of God | θεοῦ | theou N-GSM-T | NKO |
| teach. | διδάσκεις. | didaskeis V-PAI-2S | NKO |
| Is it lawful | ἔξεστιν | exestin V-PAI-3S | NKO |
| to give | δοῦναι | dounai V-2AAN | NKO |
| tribute | κῆνσον | kēnson N-ASM | NKO |
| to Caesar | Καίσαρι | Kaisari N-DSM-T | NKO |
| or | ἢ | ē CONJ | NKO |
| not? | οὔ; | ou PRT-N | NKO |
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