Mat 22:16-22 | ESV | STEP | And they sent their disciples to him , along with the Herodians , saying , Teacher , we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully , and you do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances .

Matthew 22:16-22

16 And they sent ^atheir disciples to him, along with ^bthe Herodians, saying, “Teacher, ^cwe know that you are true and teach ^dthe way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone’s opinion, for ^eyou are not swayed by appearances. ^{▼▼Greek for you do not look at people’s faces} 17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay ^gtaxes to ^hCaesar, or not?” 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why ⁱput me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. ^{▼▼A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer} 20 And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” 21 They said, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, ^k“Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 22 When they heard it, they marveled. And they ^lleft him and went away.