King James Version

Luke 20:25

And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to them” (πρὸς αὐτούς·) before Therefore here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to them” (αὐτοῖς) before do give here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ὁhothe things which beὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the things which be”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.the things which beδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.αὐτούςautousheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Τοίνυνtoinunthenτοίνυνconjunction — “then”G5106indeed now, therefore, accordingly, well then.ἀπόδοτεapodoteto payἀποδίδωμι (apodidōmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “to pay”, a single actionG591(a) I give back, return, restore, (b) I give, render, as due, (c) mid: I sell.τὰtathe things which beὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the things which be”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.the things which beΚαίσαροςkaisarosCaesarΚαῖσαρ (kaisar)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Caesar”, the of-formG2541Caesar, a surname of the gens Iulia, which became practically synonymous with the Emperor for the time being; in the Gospels it always refers to Tiberias.ΚαίσαριkaisariCaesarΚαῖσαρ (kaisar)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Caesar”, the to- or for-formG2541Caesar, a surname of the gens Iulia, which became practically synonymous with the Emperor for the time being; in the Gospels it always refers to Tiberias.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGod'sθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God's”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.God'sτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōGodθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he said to them, 'Give back, therefore, the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said unto them, Then render unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he said to them, 'Give back, therefore, the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'

World English Bible

He said to them, “ Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar ’s, and to God the things that are God ’s.”

Darby Translation

And he said to them, Pay therefore what is Caesar's to Caesar, and what is God's to God.

Douay-Rheims

And he said to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s: and to God the things that are God’s.

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