Luke 20:25-26

20:25 So ¹  he said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” ²  20:26 Thus ³  they were unable in the presence of the people to trap ⁴  him with his own words. ⁵  And stunned ⁶  by his answer, they fell silent.

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¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Jesus’ pronouncement results from the opponents’ answer to his question.

² sn Jesus’ answer to give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s was a both/and, not the questioners’ either/or. So he slipped out of their trap.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “thus” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ unexpected answer.

⁴ tn On this term, see BDAG 374 s.v. ἐπιλαμβάνομαι 3.

⁵ tn Grk “to trap him in a saying.”

⁶ tn Or “amazed.”