and they having come, say to him, `Teacher, we have known that thou art true, and thou art not caring for any one, for thou dost not look to the face of men, but in truth the way of God dost teach; is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not? may we give, or may we not give?'
Mark 12:12 And they were seeking to lay hold on him, and they feared the multitude, for they knew that against them he spake the simile, and having left him, they went away;
Mark 12:13 and they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they may ensnare him in discourse,
Mark 12:14 and they having come, say to him, `Teacher, we have known that thou art true, and thou art not caring for any one, for thou dost not look to the face of men, but in truth the way of God dost teach; is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not? may we give, or may we not give?'
Mark 12:15 And he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, `Why me do ye tempt? bring me a denary, that I may see;'
Mark 12:16 and they brought, and he saith to them, `Whose <FI>is<Fi> this image, and the inscription?' and they said to him, `Caesar's;'
The verse centers on "having", "come", "teacher", "known", "thou", "true", and "caring". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "having" and "come", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 13's "and they send unto him certain of..." into verse 15's "And he knowing their hypocrisy said to...", so "having" and "come" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "having" and "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.