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Mark 12:16

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar’s.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

So they brought him the coin. Jesus looked at it and asked, 'Whose face is on this? Whose name?' They answered, 'Caesar's.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jesus already knew the answer — he was setting up something bigger.

📜 Historical ContextWhy was this verse written?

The Gospel of Mark was traditionally written by John Mark for a Gentile Christian audience, likely in Rome, around 60-70 CE. It aimed

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