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17 Tell us then, what do You think? Is it permissible [according to Jewish law and tradition] to pay a [a]poll-tax to Caesar, or not?”

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  1. Matthew 22:17 Every Jew was required to pay the poll-tax. It was considered a sign of subservience to Rome.

17 Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax[a](A) to Caesar or not?”

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

17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

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