Common English Bible

Mark 12:15-24 Common English Bible (CEB)

15. Since Jesus recognized their deceit, he said to them, "Why are you testing me? Bring me a coin. Show it to me."

16. And they brought one. He said to them, "Whose image and inscription is this?" "Caesar’s," they replied.

17. Jesus said to them, "Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God." His reply left them overcome with wonder.

18. Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, came to Jesus and asked,

19. "Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaving a widow but no children, the brother must marry the widow and raise up children for his brother.

20. Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman; when he died, he left no children.

21. The second married her and died without leaving any children. The third did the same.

22. None of the seven left any children. Finally, the woman died.

23. At the resurrection, when they all rise up, whose wife will she be? All seven were married to her."

24. Jesus said to them, "Isn’t this the reason you are wrong, because you don’t know either the scriptures or God’s power?