Matthew 22:17-19
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?’ 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, ‘Why are you putting me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin used for the tax.’ And they brought him a denarius.
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Matthew 22:17-19
New International Version
17 Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax[a](A) to Caesar or not?”
18 But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? 19 Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius,
Footnotes
- Matthew 22:17 A special tax levied on subject peoples, not on Roman citizens
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