Matthew 22:21
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21 (A)They replied, “Caesar’s.”[a] At that he said to them, “Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.”
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- 22:21 Caesar’s: the emperor Tiberius (A.D. 14–37). Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar: those who willingly use the coin that is Caesar’s should repay him in kind. The answer avoids taking sides in the question of the lawfulness of the tax. To God what belongs to God: Jesus raises the debate to a new level. Those who have hypocritically asked about tax in respect to its relation to the law of God should be concerned rather with repaying God with the good deeds that are his due; cf. Mt 21:41, 43.
Mark 12:17
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17 So Jesus said to them, “Repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” They were utterly amazed at him.(A)
The Question About the Resurrection.[a]
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- 12:18–27 See note on Mt 22:23–33.
Luke 20:25
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25 So he said to them, “Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.”(A)
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