Matthew 22:15-22

Paying Taxes to Caesar

15 aThen the Pharisees went and plotted how bto entangle him in his words. 16And they sent ctheir disciples to him, along with dthe Herodians, saying, “Teacher, ewe know that you are true and teach fthe way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone’s opinion, for gyou are not swayed by appearances.
Greek for you do not look at people’s faces
17Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay itaxes to jCaesar, or not?” 18But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, Why kput me to the test, you hypocrites? 19Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius.
A  denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer
20And Jesus said to them, Whose likeness and inscription is this?” 21They said, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, mTherefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 22When they heard it, they marveled. And they nleft him and went away.

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