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Mark 12:16
And they brought it. And He saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto Him, Caesar's.
And they brought it. And He saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto Him, Caesar's.
See the notes at Matthew 22:15....
CHAPTER 12 _ 1. The Parable of the Vineyard. (Mark 12:1 .Matthew 21:33; Luke 20:9)_ 2. The Question concerning the Tribute Money. (Mark 1
THE QUESTION OF TRIBUTE. The Pharisees and the Herodians perhaps represent the two horns of the dilemma by which they try to catch Jesus. The Pharisees leant to the popular view which chafed at tribut...
REJECTION AND RETRIBUTION (Mark 12:1-12)...
They sent to Jesus some of the Pharisees and Herodians to try to trap him in his speech. They came to him and said, "Teacher, we know that you are genuine, and that you do not allow yourself to be inf...
IMAGE, &c. See note on Matthew 22:20....
_Whose is this image_ "The little silver coin, bearing on its surface the head encircled with a wreath of laurel, and bound round with the sacred fillet the well-known features, the most beautiful and...
ἘΠΙΓΡΑΦΉ. Existing coins of Tiberius have round the head TI·CAESAR·DIVI·AVG·F·AVG·, and on the reverse PONTIF·MAXIM. Cf. Τίνα ἔχει χαρακτήρα τοῦτο τὸ τετρασσάριον; Τραιανοῦ (Epict. _Dis_. iv. 5). The...
13–17. THE PHARISEES’ QUESTION ABOUT TRIBUTE Matthew 22:15-22; Luke 20:20-26...
Ver 13. And they send unto Him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch Him in His words. 14. And when they were come, they say unto Him, "Master, we know that thou art true, and carest...
_JESUS WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT TAXES MARK 12:12-17:_ Some of the Pharisees and the Herodians were sent to Jesus for the purpose of entrapping Him in His speech. Their trap was baited with false flattery....
ΉΝΕΓΚΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΦΈΡΩ, _см._ Mark 12:15. ΕΊΚΏΝ (G1504) изображение (Paul Corby Finey, "The Rabbis and the Coin Portrait [Mark 12:15b, 16]: Rigorism Manque" JBL 112 [1993]: 629-44). ΕΠΙΓΡΑ...
SUPERSCRIPTION?— _Inscription._ Doddridge....
4. THE QUESTION OF PAYING TAXES 12:13-17 _TEXT 12:13-17_ And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might catch him in talk. And when they were come, they say unt...
_SUMMARY 11:1 TO 12:44_ In this section the historian has presented only one miracle, that of withering the barren fig-tree. The section is chiefly taken up with conversations and speeches, in which s...
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's. AND THEY BROUGHT IT. AND HE SAITH UNTO THEM, WHOSE IS THIS IMAGE, [ eikoon (G...
1-12 Compare Mat_21:33-46; Luk_20:9-19. 1 This was a most familiar illustration for His hearers. Vineyards were usually planted on stony ground. After clearing, the stones were built into a broad ston...
VARIOUS INCIDENTS AND DISCOURSES IN THE TEMPLE 1-12. The wicked husbandmen (Matthew 21:33; Luke 20:9). See on Mt....
THE TRIBUTE MONEY (Matthew 22:15; Luke 20:20). See on Mt....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 12 THE GARDEN AND THE CRUEL WORKERS VERSES 1-12 A servant does his work on behalf...
CHAPTER 12:13-17 (MARK 12:13) THE TRIBUTE MONEY "And they send unto Him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might catch Him in talk. And when they were come, they say unto Him, M...
_Tribute to Caesar_ (Matthew 12:15-22; Luke 20:20-26)....
JESUS SILENCES HIS ENEMIES Mark 12:1-27 Our Lord reviews the history of the theocracy. He recounts the long roll of God's servants who had been persecuted and misused from the first to the last, incl...
In this parable of the vineyard the Lord very graphically sketched for those people their own national history, and condemned them thereby. "They perceived that He spake the parable against them." The...
TRIBUTE TO CAESAR Matthew 22:15-22; Mark 12:13-17; Luke 20:20-26. “And lying in wait for Him, they sent sharpers, hypocritically claiming to be righteous, that they may catch His word, in order to del...
(13) If And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees, and of the Herodians to catch him in _his_ words. (14) And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and care...
The transfiguration, as a matter of fact witnessed by the eyes of chosen witnesses, introduces naturally the great change that was about to be effected by the mighty power of God; for that wondrous sc...
_GOD AND CAESAR_ ‘Whose is this image and superscription?… Render to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.’ Mark 12:16 These words contain a peculiarly characteri...
The Lord afterwards gives the substance of the whole law, as the principle of blessing between the creature and God, and that which formed the touchstone for the heart in the rejection of Christ. I sa...
AND THEY BROUGHT IT,.... The penny, which was a Roman one, and worth seven pence halfpenny of our money: AND HE SAITH UNTO THEM, WHOSE IS THIS IMAGE, AND SUPERSCRIPTION; for it had the head of an emp...
And they brought _it_. And he saith unto them, Whose _is_ this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's. Ver. 16. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 22:20 _"_...
_They send unto him certain of the Pharisees_, &c. See notes on Matthew 22:15. _They marvelled at him_ At the wisdom of his answer....
Tribute to Cesar. Matthew 22:15-22....
TITLE: Whose Image is on it? TEXT: Mark 12:13-17 PROPOSITION: We must understand the important words of this text. QUESTION: Which? KEY WORD: Words SCRIPTURE READING: Same INTRODUCTION: 1. This chapt...
13-17 The enemies of Christ would be thought desirous to know their duty, when really they hoped that which soever side he took of the question, they might find occasion to accuse him. Nothing is mor...
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Mark 12:16 So G1161 brought G5342 (G5656) And G2532 said G3004 (G5719) them G846 Whose G5101 image...
Mark 12:13-17. FIRST ASSAULT. The question concerning tribute to Cesar. See on Matthew 22:15-22; comp. Luke 20:20-26. The parable of the wedding garment precedes in Matthew's account. The narrative of...
Mark 12:12. _And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way._ Christ's enemies could not i...
CONTENTS: Parable of householder demanding fruit from his vineyards. The tribute question. Jesus answers the Sadducees. The great commandments. The widow's mite. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, Caesa...
Mark 12:1. _A certain man planted a vineyard._ See on Matthew 20:1. The idea conveys an enlarged view of its magnitude, conformably to what is said in Psalms 80. and Isaiah 5.
SOME PHARISEES AND SOME MEMBERS OF HEROD'S PARTY. For notes on this attempt to incriminate Jesus, see notes on Matthew 22:15-22....
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 12:16 The LIKENESS and INSCRIPTION on the denarius represent the person of Caesar and his authority (see note on Matt. 22:19). Simply by having the coin, Jesus’ opponents
RELIGIOUS LEADERS QUESTION JESUS ABOUT PAYING TAXES MATTHEW 22:15-22; MARK 12:13-17; LUKE 20:20-26; MATTHEW 22:15 Then went
CHAPTER 12 1 _The parable of the vineyard_. 13 _Touching the paying of tribute_. 18 _The Sadducees confuted_. 35 _A difficulty proposed to the scribes._ VER. 1 _. Planted a vineyard._ Gr. _ε̉φύτευσεν_...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 12:13. TO CATCH HIM IN HIS WORDS.—The chief priests and scribes and elders having signally failed in their last attempt (chap. Mark 11:27), now send a band of Pha...
EXPOSITION MARK 12:1 AND HE BEGAN TO SPEAK UNTO THEM IN PARABLES. This particular parable which follows was specially directed against the scribes and Pharisees; but it was uttered in the presence o...
Mark's gospel, chapter 12. Now we remember that Jesus is in the temple. This is the day after He had cleansed it again. It is on Tuesday. It is His final week. Sunday He had made His triumphant entry...
2 Timothy 2:19; Luke 20:24; Matthew 22:19; Revelation 3:12...
Image and superscription. See on Matthew 22:20....