13. They sent some Pharisees and Herodians to him to ensnare him in his speech.
14. They came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are a truthful man and that you are not concerned with anyone’s opinion. You do not regard a person’s status but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not? Should we pay or should we not pay?”
15. Knowing their hypocrisy he said to them, “Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius to look at.”
16. They brought one to him and he said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” They replied to him, “Caesar’s.”
17. So Jesus said to them, “Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” They were utterly amazed at him.
18. Some Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and put this question to him,
19. saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us, ‘If someone’s brother dies, leaving a wife but no child, his brother must take the wife and raise up descendants for his brother.’
20. Now there were seven brothers. The first married a woman and died, leaving no descendants.
21. So the second married her and died, leaving no descendants, and the third likewise.
22. And the seven left no descendants. Last of all the woman also died.