They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.
λέγουσινlegousinThey sayλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “They say”, an ongoing or repeated 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”.They sayαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΚαίσαροςkaisarosCaesar'sΚαῖσαρ (kaisar)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Caesar's”, 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.Caesar'sτότεtoteThenτότεadverb — “Then”G5119then, at that time.Thenλέγειlegeisaith heλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saith he”, an ongoing or repeated 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.saith heαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themἈπόδοτεapodoteRenderἀποδίδωμι (apodidōmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Render”, a single actionG591(a) I give back, return, restore, (b) I give, render, as due, (c) mid: I sell.Renderοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeτὰtathe things which areὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the things which are”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.the things which areΚαίσαροςkaisarosCaesar'sΚαῖσαρ (kaisar)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Caesar's”, 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.Caesar'sΚαίσαριkaisariCaesarΚαῖσαρ (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”.andτὰtathe things that areὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the things that are”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.the things that areτοῦtoutheὁ (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”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
they say to him, 'Caesar's;' then saith he to them, 'Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'
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American Standard Version (1901)
They say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.
Young’s Literal Translation
they say to him, 'Caesar's;' then saith he to them, 'Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'
World English Bible
They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “ Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar ’s, and to God the things that are God ’s.”
Darby Translation
They say to him, Caesar's. Then he says to them, Pay then what is Caesar's to Caesar, and what is God's to God.
Douay-Rheims
They say to him: Caesar’s. Then he saith 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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