Matthew 22:15-22
15A Question about Paying Taxes Mark 12:13-17; Luke 20:20-26Then the Pharisees went and planned how to trap Jesus ▼▼Lit. him
in conversation.Mark 12:13; Luke 20:20 16They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. ▼▼I.e. Royal party sympathizers
They said, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere and that you teach the way of God truthfully. You don't favor any individual, for you pay no attention to external appearance. 17So tell us what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” 18But Jesus recognized their wickedness and said, “Why are you testing me, you hypocrites? 19Show me the coin used for the tax.” They brought him a denarius. ▼▼The denarius was the usual day's wage for a laborer.
20Then he asked them, “Whose face and name is this?” 21They said to him, “Caesar's.”So he said to them, “Then give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.”Matt 17:25; Rom 13:7 22When they heard this, they were amazed. Then they left him and went away. Luke 20:20-26
20A Question about Paying Taxes Matthew 22:15-22; Mark 12:13-17So they watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be honest men in order to trap him in what he would say. They wanted to hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.Matt 22:15 21So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you are right in what you say and teach, and that you don't favor any individual, but teach the way of God truthfully.Matt 22:16; Mark 12:14 22Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” 23But he detected their cunning and said to them, 24“Show me a denarius. Whose face and name does it have?”They said, “Caesar's.” 25So he said to them, “Then give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” 26So they couldn't catch him before the people in what he said. Amazed at his answer, they became silent.
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