Matthew 22:15-22 - Paying Taxes To Caesar

¹⁵ Then went the Pharisees and held a council how they might ensnare him in speaking. ¹⁶ And they send out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one, for thou regardest not men's person; ¹⁷ tell us therefore what thou thinkest: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

¹⁸ But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said, Why tempt ye me, hypocrites? ¹⁹ Shew me the money of the tribute. And they presented to him a denarius. ²⁰ And he says to them, Whose is this image and superscription?

²¹ They say to him, Caesar's. Then he says to them, Pay then what is Caesar's to Caesar, and what is God's to God. ²² And when they heard him, they wondered, and left him, and went away.

¹³ And they send to him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might catch him in speaking. ¹⁴ And they come and say to him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any one; for thou regardest not men's person, but teachest the way of God with truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not? ¹⁵ Should we give, or should we not give? But he knowing their hypocrisy said unto them, Why tempt ye me? Bring me a denarius that I may see it. ¹⁶ And they brought it. And he says to them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said to him, Caesar's.

¹⁷ And Jesus answering said to them, Pay what is Caesar's to Caesar, and what is God's to God. And they wondered at him.

²⁰ And having watched him, they sent out suborned persons, pretending to be just men, that they might take hold of him in his language, so that they might deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor. ²¹ And they asked him saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, and acceptest no man's person, but teachest with truth the way of God: ²² Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

²³ But perceiving their deceit he said to them, Why do ye tempt me? ²⁴ Shew me a denarius. Whose image and superscription has it? And answering they said, Caesar's.

²⁵ And he said to them, Pay therefore what is Caesar's to Caesar, and what is God's to God.

²⁶ And they were not able to take hold of him in his expressions before the people, and, wondering at his answer, they were silent.