17 Therefore tell us what you think. Is it permitted to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” 18 But because he[a] knew their maliciousness, Jesus said, “Hypocrites! Why are you testing me? 19 Show me the coin for the tax!” So they brought him a denarius.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 22:18 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“knew”) which is understood as causal