Luke 20:24

24 " Show me a coin. Whose image and inscription does it have on it?"

Luke 20:24 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 20:24

Show me a penny
A Roman denarius, value seven pence halfpenny of our money. The Persic version adds, "they showed it, he asked of them"; and the Ethiopic version, "and they brought it, and he said unto them", as follows;

whose image and superscription hath it?
for the penny had an head upon it, with something written, as the name of the emperor, whose image it was, his titles, the date of the coin, or some motto on it:

they answered and said, Caesar's;
very likely Tiberius Caesar's, who was at that time emperor of Rome; (See Gill on Matthew 22:20) and (See Gill on Matthew 22:21).

Luke 20:24 In-Context

22 Does the Law allow people to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"
23 Since Jesus recognized their deception, he said to them, "Caesar's," they replied.
24 "Show me a coin. Whose image and inscription does it have on it?"
25 He said to them, "Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God."
26 They couldn't trap him in his words in front of the people. Astonished by his answer, they were speechless.

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