Matthew 22:19

19 Show me the coin for paying the tax!" They brought him the coin,

Matthew 22:19 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 22:19

Shew me the tribute money
Not any money, or any sort of coin that was current among them; but that in which the tribute was usually paid, which was Roman money: and they brought unto him a penny; not as, being what was the usual sum that was paid for tribute at one time, but as a sample of what sort of money it was paid in, in Roman pence; one of which was seven pence halfpenny of our money.

Matthew 22:19 In-Context

17 Tell us, then, what do you think? Is it against our Law to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, or not?"
18 Jesus, however, was aware of their evil plan, and so he said, "You hypocrites! Why are you trying to trap me?
19 Show me the coin for paying the tax!" They brought him the coin,
20 and he asked them, "Whose face and name are these?"
21 "The Emperor's," they answered. So Jesus said to them, "Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God."
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.