MATTHEW 22

17 So tell us what you think [RHQ] about this matter: Is it right that we pay taxes to the Roman government [MTY], or not?" 18 But Jesus knew that what they really wanted to do was evil. They were wanting him to say something that would get him in trouble with either the Jewish authorities or the Roman authorities. So he said to them, "You are ◄hypocrites/pretending to ask a legitimate question►, but you are just wanting [RHQ] me to say something for which you can accuse me. 19 Show me one of the coins with which people pay the Roman tax." So they showed him a coin called a denarius. 20 He said to them, "Whose picture is on this coin? And whose name is on it?" 21 They answered, "It has the picture and name of Caesar, the head of the Roman government." Then he said to them, "Okay, give to the government what they require, and give to God what he requires."