15. Jesus knew what they were up to, and he said, “Why are you trying to test me? Show me a coin!”
16. They brought him a silver coin, and he asked, “Whose picture and name are on it?”“The Emperor's,” they answered.
17. Then Jesus told them, “Give the Emperor what belongs to him and give God what belongs to God.” The men were amazed at Jesus.
18. The Sadducees did not believe that people would rise to life after death. So some of them came to Jesus and said:
19. Teacher, Moses wrote that if a married man dies and has no children, his brother should marry the widow. Their first son would then be thought of as the son of the dead brother.
20. There were once seven brothers. The first one married, but died without having any children.
21. The second brother married his brother's widow, and he also died without having children. The same thing happened to the third brother,