Luke 20:22
Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?
In Context
23But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them, “Why do you test Me?
Cross References
Ezra 4:13Let it now be known to the king that if that city is rebuilt and its walls are restored, they will not pay tribute, duty, or toll, and the royal treasury will suffer.
Ezra 9:7From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and subjected to the sword and to captivity, to pillage and humiliation, as we are this day.
Nehemiah 9:37Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.
Matthew 22:17So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
Acts 5:37After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away many people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.
Matthew Henry on Luke 20:21-27
Christ's Enemies Nonplussed. 20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor. 21 And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly: 22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cæsar, or no? 23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why… Read the whole commentary →