Matthew 22:19

19 Show me the tribute coin." And they brought Him a shilling.

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 Give us your judgement therefore: is it allowable for us to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?"

18 Perceiving their wickedness, Jesus replied, "Why are you hypocrites trying to ensnare me?

19 Show me the tribute coin." And they brought Him a shilling.

20 "Whose likeness and inscription," He asked, "is this?"

21 "Caesar's," they replied. "Pay therefore," He rejoined, "what is Caesar's to Caesar; and what is God's to God."