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17 Tell us then, what do You think? Is it permissible [according to Jewish law and tradition] to pay a [a]poll-tax to Caesar, or not?” 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, asked, “Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin used for the poll-tax.” And they brought Him a denarius [a day’s wage].

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 22:17 Every Jew was required to pay the poll-tax. It was considered a sign of subservience to Rome.

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