Psalms 2:2
2The kings of the earth set themselves,and the rulers take counsel together,
against the Lord and against his aAnointed, saying,
Mark 12:13-17
Paying Taxes to Caesar
13 bAnd they sent to him some of cthe Pharisees and some of dthe Herodians, to etrap him in his talk. 14And they came and said to him, “Teacher, fwe know that you are true and do not care about anyone’s opinion. For gyou are not swayed by appearances, ▼▼Greek you do not look at people’s faces
but truly teach ithe way of God. Is it lawful to pay jtaxes to kCaesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?” 15But, knowing ltheir hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why mput me to the test? Bring me na denarius ▼▼A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer
and let me look at it.” 16And they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.” 17Jesus said to them, p“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they marveled at him. Luke 20:20-26
20 qSo they rwatched him and sent spies, who spretended to be sincere, that they might tcatch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of uthe governor. 21So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and vshow no partiality, ▼▼Greek and do not receive a face
but truly teach xthe way of God. 22Is it lawful for us to give ytribute to zCaesar, or not?” 23But he perceived their aacraftiness, and said to them, 24“Show me aba denarius. ▼▼A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer
Whose likeness and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar’s.” 25He said to them, “Then adrender to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 26And they were not able in the presence of the people aeto catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent.
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