Paying Taxes to Caesar
13 For ver. 13-27, see Matt. 22:15-32;Luke 20:20-38And they sent to him some of ch. 3:6;[ch. 8:15] the Pharisees and some of ch. 3:6;[ch. 8:15] the Herodians, to Luke 11:54trap him in his talk. 14 And they came and said to him, "Teacher, [John 3:2] we know that you are true and do not care about anyone’s opinion. For See Acts 10:34you are not swayed by appearances,12:14 Greek you do not look at people’s faces but truly teach Acts 18:25,26;[Acts 13:10] the way of God. Is it lawful to pay Matt. 17:25taxes to Luke 2:1;3:1Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?" 15 But, knowing Matt. 23:28;Luke 12:1their hypocrisy, he said to them, "Why See John 8:6put me to the test? Bring me See Matt. 18:28a denarius12:15 A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborerand let me look at it."16 And they brought one. And he said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" They said to him, "Caesar’s." 17 Jesus said to them, Rom. 13:7"Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s." And they marveled at him.