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When they had come, they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don`t defer to anyone; for you aren`t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
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A Question with No Safe Answer
Commentators explain that the question about paying taxes to Caesar was a carefully designed trap. As Charles Spurgeon notes, if Jesus said "yes," he would be seen as a traitor to the Jews. If he said "no," the Romans would arrest him for sedition. His enemies were not seeking truth; they were trying to force him into an impossible political corner.
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Shall we give or shall we not give? (δωμεν η μη δωμεν; ). Mark alone repeats the question in this sharp form. The deliberative sub…
19th Century
Anglican
You do not regard the person of men.—The phrase is essentially Hebrew in its form, but had been made familiar by the Gre…
Baptist
Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? Shall we give, or shall we not give?
They knew very well that if Christ said, "Do n…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when they were come Unto Jesus in the temple:
they said to him, master ; t…
Presbyterian
The enemies of Christ wanted to appear eager to know their duty, when really they hoped that whichever side he took on the question, they might fin…
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