Matthew 22:15

Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar

15 Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.

Matthew 22:15 in Other Translations

KJV
15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
ESV
15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words.
NLT
15 Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested.
MSG
15 That's when the Pharisees plotted a way to trap him into saying something damaging.
CSB
15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to trap Him by what He said.

Matthew 22:15 In-Context

13 “Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
14 “For many are invited, but few are chosen.”
15 Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.
16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are.
17 Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not?”
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