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Matthew 22:17-19
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

17 [a]Tell us, then, what is your opinion: Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar or not?” 18 Knowing their malice, Jesus said, “Why are you testing me, you hypocrites? 19 [b]Show me the coin that pays the census tax.” Then they handed him the Roman coin.

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  1. 22:17 Is it lawful: the law to which they refer is the law of God.
  2. 22:19 They handed him the Roman coin: their readiness in producing the money implies their use of it and their acceptance of the financial advantages of the Roman administration in Palestine.
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