Matthew 22:21-23

Amplified Bible

²¹They said, “[^[a]The Emperor Tiberius] Caesar’s.” Then He said to them, “Then pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s; and to God the things that are God’s.” ²²When they heard this, they were caught off guard, and they left Him and went away.

Jesus Answers the Sadducees

²³On that day some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection [of the dead], came to Him and asked Him a question,^(A)

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Footnotes

Matthew 22:21 Tiberius Caesar came to the throne after the death of his stepfather, Augustus, in a.d. 14 and ruled the Roman Empire until his death in a.d. 37. He was a brilliant military general, but an incompetent, irresponsible ruler. Most biblical references to “Caesar” refer to Tiberius.