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Berean Standard Bible

“So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?””

Matthew 22:17

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In Jerusalem, Pharisees and Herodians try to trap Jesus with a question about loyalty to Rome. They begin with flattery and then ask whether it is right to pay taxes to Caesar.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

World English Bible (WEB)

Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

King James Version (KJV)

Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Give us, then, your opinion of this: Is it right to give tax to Caesar, or not?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

tell us, therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Dinos pues, ¿qué te parece? ¿es lícito dar tributo á César, ó no?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Dinos, ¿debe uno pagar impuestos al gobierno romano?

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