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They brought it. He said to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?" They said to him, "Caesar`s."
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The Coin Was the Answer
Commentators explain that by simply producing a Roman denarius, Jesus's questioners had already answered their own question. Their use of Caesar's currency for daily life demonstrated their practical acceptance of Roman authority. As one scholar notes, this act tacitly acknowledged their obligation to pay the tax, thereby exposing the hypocrisy of their challenge.
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19th Century
Anglican
Superscription.—Better, inscription, as in Matthew 22:20.
Baptist
But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it. And they brought it. And he saith unto t…
(14–15a) The question was prefaced with an obvious and, indeed, obnoxious piece of flattery (v.14). Moreover, it was thoroughly in…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they brought it The penny, which was a Roman one, and worth seven pence halfpenny of our money:
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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…