13 ^yAnd they sent to him some of the Pharisees and some of the Herodians, ^zto trap him in his talk. 14 And they came and said to him, “Teacher, ^awe know that you are true and do not care about anyone’s opinion. For ^byou are not swayed by ^cappearances,¹ but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay ^dtaxes to Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?” 15 But, knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why put me to the test? Bring me a denarius² and let me look at it.” 16 And they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.” 17 Jesus said to them, ^e“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they marveled at him.