Berean Standard Bible

Luke 20:22

“Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?””

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²⁰So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.

²¹“Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.

²²Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

²³But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them,

²⁴“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.

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