Matthew 22:15-22
Paying Taxes to Caesar
15 aThen the Pharisees went and plotted how bto entangle him in his words. 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. 17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay ataxes to bCaesar, or not?” 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why aput me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. 20 And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” 21 They said, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, a“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 aleft him and went away.
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