He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
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He said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
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And he sayde vnto them: Geve then vnto Cesar that which belongeth vnto Cesar: and to God that which pertayneth to God.
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Then he sayd vnto them, Giue then vnto Cesar the things which are Cesars, and to God those which are Gods.
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Passages linked to Luke 20:25 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Romans 13:6-7 For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God’s service, continually doing this very thing. Therefore give everyone what you owe: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if customs, then customs; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
- Proverbs 24:21 My son, fear Yahweh and the king. Don’t join those who are rebellious;
- Matthew 17:27 But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take that, and give it to them for me and you.”
- Matthew 22:21 They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”
- Mark 12:17 Jesus answered them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” They marveled greatly at him.
- Acts 4:19-20 But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves, for we can’t help telling the things which we saw and heard.”
- Acts 5:29 But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
- 1 Corinthians 10:31 Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
- 1 Peter 2:13-17 Therefore subject yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether to the king, as supreme; or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well. For this is the will of God, that by well-doing you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God. Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
- 1 Peter 4:11 If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Saying, master, Moses wrote unto us,.... In Deu 25:5…
Saying, master, Moses wrote unto us,.... In Deu 25:5 where the substance of what follows is contained, though not in express words:
if any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother; the meaning of which is, that if a man died without issue, and left a wife behind him, his next brother, if unmarried, was to marry his wife, and the first child born of her, was to be reckoned the deceased's, and to inherit his estate; See Gill on Mat 22:24.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain things which be Cæsar's--Putting it in this general form,…
things which be Cæsar's--Putting it in this general form, it was impossible for sedition itself to dispute it, and yet it dissolved the snare.
and unto God--How much there is in this profound but to them startling addition to the maxim, and how incomparable is the whole for fulness, brevity, clearness, weight!
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 25. unto Cesar the things which be Cesar’s] St…
25. unto Cesar the things which be Cesar’s] St Paul very clearly enforces the same duty in Rom_13:6-7. The ‘tribute’ in Matthew 17.
24 was quite different; it was the Temple didrachma.
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and unto God the things which be God’s] To Caesar you owe what he demands of his own coinage; to the Temple the tribute which you can only pay in the shekel of the sanctuary; to God you owe yourselves. Pay to Caesar the coins which bear his stamp, to God the duties of your own souls which bear His image.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar…
And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar"s, and unto God the things which be God"s. As regarded the immediate issues the Lord"s answer was in the affirmative: "Yes, it is lawful under the present circumstances to pay this tribute." The Roman money current in the land, bearing the image and title of the Caesar, bore perpetual witness to the fact that the rule of Rome was established and acknowledged by the Jewish people and their rulers. It was a well-known and acknowledged saying, that "he whose coin is current is king of the land." So the great Jewish rabbi Maimonides, centuries after, wrote, "Ubi-cunque numisma regis alicujus obtinet, illic incolae regem istum pro Domino agnoscunt." The tribute imposed by the recognized sovereign ought certainly to be paid as a just debt; nor would this payment at all interfere with the people"s discharging their duties God-ward. The tithes, tribute to the temple, the offerings enjoined by the Law they revered, these ancient witnesses to the Divine sovereignty in Israel might and ought still to be rendered, as well as the higher obligations to the invisible King, such as faith, love, and obedience. Tribute to the Caesar, then, the acknowledged sovereign, in no way interfered with tribute to God. What belonged to Caesar should be given to him, and what belonged to God ought to be rendered likewise to him. Godet, in a long and able note, adds that Jesus would teach the turbulent Jewish people that the way to regain their theocratic independence was not to violate the duty of submission to Caesar by a revolutionary shaking off of his yoke, but to return to the faithful fulfilment of all duties toward God, "To render to God what is God"s was the way for the people of God to obtain a new David instead of Caesar as their Lord. To the Pharisees and Zealots, "Render unto Caesar;" to the Herodians, "Render unto God. Well caught the great Christian teachers their Master"s thought here in all their teaching respecting an institution such as slavery, in their injunctions concerning rigid and unswerving loyalty to established authority. So St. Paul: "Be subject to the powers... not only from fear of punishment, but also for conscience" sake" (Rom_13:1 and 1 Timothy).
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
This is the end of this event about the spies and the part of the story which began in Luke 20:1.
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He said to them
"Then Jesus said to them"
Caesar
Here "Caesar" refers to the Roman government. (See: Metonymy)
and to God
The word "give" is understood from the previous phrase. It can be repeated here. AT: "and give to God" (See: Ellipsis)
They were not able to find fault with what he had said
"The spies could not find anything wrong with what he said"
but marveling at his answer, they were silent
"but they were amazed at his answer and did not say anything"
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Caesar
God
amazed
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 20:25 give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar: Jesus’…
20:25 give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar: Jesus’ brilliant answer could be taken in two ways. On the face of it, he said that this was Caesar’s money that should properly be paid to Caesar. Jesus’ Jewish listeners also knew that what belongs to Caesar was actually nothing, since everything in the universe belongs to God.
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