God Before Caesar
Dictionary of Illustrations
Mark 12:17
And Jesus answering said to them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's…


Frederic, the Elector of Saxony, who, being prisoner to Charles V, was promised enlargement and restitution of dignity, if he would come to mass. "Summum in terris dominum, agnosco Caesarem, in caelis Deum. — In all civil accommodations I am ready to yield unto Caesar, but for heavenly things I have but one Master, and therefore I dare not serve two: Christ is more welcome to me in bonds, than the honours of Caesar without Christ."

(Dictionary of Illustrations.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.

WEB: Jesus answered them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." They marveled greatly at him.




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