Mat 22:15 | MHM | STEP | Paying Taxes to Caesar In this section, the Pharisees and Herodians try to trap Jesus with a difficult question about paying taxes to the Roman government. Their goal is to get Jesus in trouble, either with the Jewish people (who resented Roman rule) or with the Roman authorities. Jesus answers with great wisdom, teaching about the difference between our duties to government and our duties to God. v. 15 : The Pharisees make a plan to trap Jesus in his words. They want to catch him saying something they can use against him. This shows their hypocrisy and malice—they are not seeking the truth, but only looking for a way to accuse Jesus.

‏ Matthew 22:15

Paying Taxes to Caesar

In this section, the Pharisees and Herodians try to trap Jesus with a difficult question about paying taxes to the Roman government. Their goal is to get Jesus in trouble, either with the Jewish people (who resented Roman rule) or with the Roman authorities. Jesus answers with great wisdom, teaching about the difference between our duties to government and our duties to God.

v. 15: The Pharisees make a plan to trap Jesus in his words. They want to catch him saying something they can use against him. This shows their hypocrisy and malice—they are not seeking the truth, but only looking for a way to accuse Jesus.