Mark 12:13-15

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

The Question about Paying Taxes

¹³ And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Hero′di-ans, to entrap him in his talk. ¹⁴ And they came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are true, and care for no man; for you do not regard the position of men, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? ¹⁵ Should we pay them, or should we not?” But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why put me to the test? Bring me a coin,^[a] and let me look at it.”