Luke 20:24

24 “Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?”“Caesar’s,” they replied.

Luke 20:24 in Other Translations

KJV
24 Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's.
ESV
24 "Show me a denarius. Whose likeness and inscription does it have?" They said, "Caesar's."
NLT
24 “Show me a Roman coin. Whose picture and title are stamped on it?” “Caesar’s,” they replied.
MSG
24 "Show me a coin. Now, this engraving, who does it look like and what does it say?"
CSB
24 "Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?" "Caesar's," they said.

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 Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
23 He saw through their duplicity and said to them,
24 “Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?”“Caesar’s,” they replied.
25 He said to them, “Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
26 They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent.
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