Matthew 22:15-46

Tribute to Caesar

15 ¹Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said.

16 And they sent their disciples to Him, along with the ²Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial * to any.

17 "Tell us then, what do You think? Is it lawful to give a ³poll-tax to ⁴Caesar, or not?"

18 But Jesus perceived their malice, and said, "Why are you testing Me, you hypocrites?

19 "Show Me the ⁵coin used for the poll-tax." And they brought Him a denarius.

20 And He said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?"

21 They said to Him, "Caesar's." Then He said to them, "⁶Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God the things that are God's."

22 And hearing this, they were amazed, and ⁷leaving Him, they went away.

Jesus Answers the Sadducees

23 ⁸On that day some ⁹Sadducees (who say ¹⁰there is no resurrection ) came to Jesus and questioned Him,

24 asking, "Teacher, Moses said, '¹¹IF A MAN DIES HAVING NO CHILDREN, HIS BROTHER AS NEXT OF KIN SHALL MARRY HIS WIFE, AND RAISE UP CHILDREN FOR HIS BROTHER.'

25 "Now there were seven brothers with us; and the first married and died, and having no children left his wife to his brother;

26 so also the second, and the third, down to the seventh.

27 "Last of all, the woman died.

28 "In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had married her."

29 But Jesus answered and said to them, "You are mistaken, ¹²not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God.

30 "For in the resurrection they neither ¹³marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

31 "But regarding the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God:

32 '¹⁴I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB '? He is not the God of the dead but of the living."

33 When the crowds heard this, ¹⁵they were astonished at His teaching.

34 ¹⁶But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced ¹⁷the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together * *.

35 One of them, ¹⁸a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him,

36 "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?"

37 And He said to him, " '¹⁹YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.'

38 "This is the great and foremost commandment.

39 "The second is like it, '²⁰YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.'

40 "²¹On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets."

41 ²²Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question:

42 "What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He?" They said to Him, "²³The son of David."

43 He said to them, "Then how does David ²⁴in the Spirit call Him 'Lord,' saying,

44 '²⁵THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND, UNTIL I PUT YOUR ENEMIES BENEATH YOUR FEET "'?

45 "If David then calls Him 'Lord,' how is He his son?"

46 ²⁶No one was able to answer Him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask Him another question.

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 22:15-22: {Mark 12:13-17; Luke 20:20-26}
• 2. Mark 3:6; Mark 8:15; Mark 12:13
• 3. Matthew 17:25
• 4. Luke 2:1; Luke 3:1
• 5. Matthew 17:25
• 6. Mark 12:17; Luke 20:25; Romans 13:7
• 7. Mark 12:12
• 8. Matthew 22:23-33: {Mark 12:18-27; Luke 20:27-40}
• 9. Matthew 3:7
• 10. Acts 23:8
• 11. Deuteronomy 25:5
• 12. John 20:9
• 13. Matthew 24:38; Luke 17:27
• 14. Exodus 3:6
• 15. Matthew 7:28
• 16. Matthew 22:34-40: {Mark 12:28-31;} Luke 10:25-37
• 17. Matthew 3:7
• 18. Luke 7:30; Luke 10:25; Luke 11:45, 46, 52; Luke 14:3; Titus 3:13
• 19. Deuteronomy 6:5
• 20. Leviticus 19:18; Matthew 19:19; Galatians 5:14
• 21. Matthew 7:12
• 22. Matthew 22:41-46: {Mark 12:35-37; Luke 20:41-44}
• 23. Matthew 9:27
• 24. 2 Samuel 23:2; Revelation 1:10; Revelation 4:2
• 25. Psalms 110:1; Matthew 26:64; Mark 16:19; Acts 2:34; 1 Corinthians 15:25; Hebrews 1:13; Hebrews 10:13
• 26. Mark 12:34; Luke 14:6; Luke 20:40

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "took counsel"
• [b]. Lit "in word"
• [c]. Lit "it is not a concern to You about anyone;" i.e. You do not seek anyone's favor
• [d]. Or "permissible"
• [e]. Or "wickedness"
• [f]. The denarius was a day's wages
• [g]. Or "knowing"
• [h]. I.e. an expert in the Mosaic Law
• [i]. Or "first"
• [j]. I.e. the Messiah
• [k]. Or "by inspiration"
• [l]. Lit "any longer"