21. These spies said to Jesus, “Teacher, we know that what you say and teach is right. We know that you pay no attention to anyone's status, but teach the truth about God's will for people.
22. Tell us, is it against our Law for us to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, or not?”
23. But Jesus saw through their trick and said to them,
24. “Show me a silver coin. Whose face and name are these on it?”“The Emperor's,” they answered.
25. So Jesus said, “Well, then, pay the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay God what belongs to God.”
26. There before the people they could not catch him out in anything, so they kept quiet, amazed at his answer.
27. Then some Sadducees, who say that people will not rise from death, came to Jesus and said,
28. “Teacher, Moses wrote this law for us: ‘If a man dies and leaves a wife but no children, that man's brother must marry the widow so that they can have children who will be considered the dead man's children.’
29. Once there were seven brothers; the eldest got married and died without having children.