17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar(A) or not?”

18 Perceiving their malicious intent, Jesus said, “Why are you testing me, hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin used for the tax.” They brought him a denarius.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 22:19 A denarius = one day’s wage

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,

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  1. Matthew 22:17 A special tax levied on subject peoples, not on Roman citizens