Matthew 22:21

Goodspeed⁽ⁱ⁾ ²¹ They answered, "The emperor's." Then he said to them, "Then pay the emperor what belongs to the emperor, and pay God what belongs to God!"

Online Parallel Study Bible

Parallel Bible

Advanced Bible Search

Books of the Bible

Compare Matthew 22:21 in other Bible versions

Matthew 22:21 Cross References - Goodspeed

Ask a question about Matthew 22:21

Select another Bible version to view Matthew 22:21 in

Popular Versions

Literal Translations

Interlinears

Easy to Read

Modernized KJV

Early Modern English

Strong's Numbers

Greek

Latin

Syriac

Deutsch

Nederlands

Français

Español

汉语

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Render.
Matthew 17:25-27; Proverbs 24:21; Luke 23:2; Romans 13:7
are Caesar's.This conclusion is drawn from their own maxims and premises. They held that "wherever the money of any king is current, there the inhabitants acknowledge that king for their lord." Now, by admitting that this was C\u65533 sar's coin, and by consenting to receive it as the current coin of their country, they in fact acknowledged their subjection to his government, and of course their obligation to pay the tribute demanded of them. This answer was full of consummate wisdom, and it completely defeated the insidious designs of his enemies. He avoided rendering himself odious to the Jewish people by opposing their notions of liberty, or appearing to pay court to the emperor, without exposing himself to the charge of sedition and disaffection to the Roman government.
and.
Matthew 22:37; Matthew 4:10; Daniel 3:16-18; Daniel 6:10; Daniel 6:11; Daniel 6:20-23; Malachi 1:6-8; Malachi 3:8-10; Acts 4:19; Acts 5:29
1 Peter 2:13-17