Luke 20:25

25 He said to them, " Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God."

Luke 20:25 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 20:25

And he said unto them, render therefore unto Caesar the
things which be Caesar's
The Arabic version renders it, "give to the king what is the king's"; the tribute that was due to him; since they were under his government, and were protected by him, and traded with his money; the currency of which among them was an acknowledgment of him as their sovereign:

and unto God the things which be God's;
which relate to his worship, honour, interest, and kingdom; (See Gill on Matthew 22:21).

Luke 20:25 In-Context

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.

27 Some Sadducees, who deny that there's a resurrection, came to Jesus and asked,