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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 7574112, member: 75937&quot;]The most famous passage to mention a denarius, though, is Mark 12:13-17 and its synoptic parallels, Matthew 22:15-22 and Luke 20:21-26. The gospels&#039; original Greek actually uses the term, &quot;denarius.&quot;&nbsp; The translators of the King James Version rendered &quot;denarius&quot; as &quot;penny&quot; because at that time the English penny was a silver coin about the size of a denarius. Some modern translations, however, use &quot;denarius,&quot; such as the New American Standard Version.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b>Mark 12:13-17 (NASV)</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>And they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him, in order to trap Him in a statement.&nbsp; And they came and said to Him, &quot;Teacher, we know that You are truthful, and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?&nbsp; Shall we pay, or shall we not pay?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, &quot;Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to look at.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; And they brought one. And He said to them, &quot;Whose likeness and inscription is this?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>And they said to Him, &quot;Caesar&#039;s.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>And Jesus said to them, &quot;Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar&#039;s, and to God the things that are God&#039;s.&quot; And they were amazed at Him.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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