Matthew 22:15-22 - Paying Taxes To Caesar

¹⁵ Then the Pharisees went and held a consultation, that they might entrap him in his words. ¹⁶ And they sent to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying: Teacher, we know that you are true, and that you teach the way of God in truth, and care not for any one: for you do not look upon the person of men. ¹⁷ Tell us, therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

¹⁸ But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said to them: "Why do you tempt me, hypocrites? ¹⁹ Show me the tribute-money. And they brought him a denarius. ²⁰ And he said to them: Whose image and superscription is this?

²¹ They said to him: Caesar's. Then he said to them: Give, therefore, to Caesar the things that are Caesar s, and to God the things that are God s. ²² And when they heard it, they were astonished, and left him, and went away.

¹³ And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might entrap him in his words. ¹⁴ And they came and said to him: Teacher, we know that you are true, and that you care for no one; for you do not regard the person of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? ¹⁵ Must we give, or must we not give? But, knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them: Why do you tempt me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it. ¹⁶ They brought it; and he said to them: Whose image and superscription is this? They said to him: Caesar's.

¹⁷ And Jesus answered and said to them: Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar s, and to God the things that are God s. And they were astonished at him.

²⁰ And they watched him, and sent spies, who feigned them selves to be just men, that they might take hold of his words, in order to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor. ²¹ And they asked him, saying: Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and do not regard the person of any, but teach the way of God in truth. ²² Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

²³ But he perceived their cunning, and said to them: Why do you tempt me? ²⁴ Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription has it? They answered and said: Caesar's.

²⁵ He said to them: Give, therefore, to Caesar the things that are Caesar s, and to God the things that are God s.

²⁶ And they were not able to take hold of his words before the people. And they were astonished at his answer, and were silent.