Matthew 22:19

19 Show me a coin used to pay taxes." They brought him a 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 So tell us what you think. Is it right to pay taxes to the emperor or not?"
18 Jesus recognized their evil plan, so he asked, "Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
19 Show me a coin used to pay taxes." They brought him a coin.
20 He said to them, "Whose face and name is this?"
21 They replied, "The emperor's." Then he said to them, "Very well, give the emperor what belongs to the emperor, and give God what belongs to God."
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