Luke 20:24

24 "Show me a silver coin. Whose face and name are these on it?" "The Emperor's," they answered.

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 Tell us, is it against our Law for us to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, or not?"
23 But Jesus saw through their trick and said to them,
24 "Show me a silver coin. Whose face and name are these on it?" "The Emperor's," they answered.
25 So Jesus said, "Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God."
26 There before the people they could not catch him in a thing, so they kept quiet, amazed at his answer.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.