17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay (A)taxes to (B)Caesar, or not?” 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why (C)put me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius.[a]

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  1. Matthew 22:19 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer

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