Matthew 22:17
Modern Translations
New International Version
Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not?"

New Living Translation
Now tell us what you think about this: Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

English Standard Version
Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

Berean Study Bible
So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

New American Standard Bible
Tell us then, what do You think? Is it permissible to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?”

NASB 1995
"Tell us then, what do You think? Is it lawful to give a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?"

NASB 1977
“Tell us therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to give a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?”

Amplified Bible
Tell us then, what do You think? Is it permissible [according to Jewish law and tradition] to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?”

Christian Standard Bible
Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Tell us, therefore, what You think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

Contemporary English Version
Tell us what you think! Should we pay taxes to the Emperor or not?"

Good News Translation
Tell us, then, what do you think? Is it against our Law to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, or not?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So tell us what you think. Is it right to pay taxes to the emperor or not?"

International Standard Version
So tell us what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

NET Bible
Tell us then, what do you think? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

New King James Version
Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

King James 2000 Bible
Tell us therefore, What think you? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

New Heart English Bible
Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"

World English Bible
Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"

American King James Version
Tell us therefore, What think you? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

American Standard Version
Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

A Faithful Version
Therefore, tell us, what do You think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?"

Darby Bible Translation
tell us therefore what thou thinkest: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

English Revised Version
Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

Webster's Bible Translation
Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Tell vs therefore, how thinkest thou? Is it lawfull to giue tribute vnto Cesar, or not?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Tell vs therfore, howe thynkest thou? Is it lawfull that tribute be geuen vnto Caesar, or not?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Tell us therfore, how thinkest thou? Is it laufulll to geue tribute vnto the Emperoure, or not?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Tell vs therfore: how thynkest thou? Is it lawfull to geve tribute vnto Cesar or not?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?”

Berean Literal Bible
Therefore tell us, what do You think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?"

Young's Literal Translation
tell us, therefore, what dost thou think? is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?'

Smith's Literal Translation
Therefore say to us, What seems to thee Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

Literal Emphasis Translation
Therefore tell us, What do You think? Is it permitted to give tribute to Caesar or not?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Tell us therefore what dost thou think, is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, tell us, how does it seem to you? Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar, or not?”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Tell us therefore, how does it seem to you? Is it lawful to give the head tax to Caesar or not?”

Lamsa Bible
Tell us, therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay head-tax to Caesar, or not?

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Tell us, therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

Godbey New Testament
Then tell us, what seems good to thee? is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

Haweis New Testament
tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to pay tribute to C�sar, or not?

Mace New Testament
tell us therefore, what is your opinion? is it lawful to pay tribute to Cesar, or no?

Weymouth New Testament
Give us your judgement therefore: is it allowable for us to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?"

Worrell New Testament
tell us, therefore, what thinkest Thou: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?"

Worsley New Testament
Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not?
















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