Luke 20:22
Good News Translation
Tell us, is it against our Law for us to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, or not?"

New Revised Standard Version
Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?”

Contemporary English Version
Tell us, should we pay taxes to the Emperor or not?"

New American Bible
Is it lawful for us to pay tribute to Caesar or not?”

Douay-Rheims Bible
Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or no?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or no?

Deuteronomy 17:15 Thou shalt set him whom the Lord thy God shall choose out of the number of thy brethren. Thou mayst not make a man of another nation king, that is not thy brother.

Ezra 4:13,19-22 And now be it known to the king, that if this city be built up, and the walls thereof repaired, they will not pay tribute nor toll, nor yearly revenues, and this loss will fall upon the kings. . . .

Ezra 9:7 From the days of our fathers: and we ourselves also have sinned grievously unto this day, and for our iniquities we and our kings, and our priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the lands, and to the sword, and to captivity, and to spoil, and to confusion of face, as it is at this day.

Nehemiah 5:4 And others said: Let us borrow money for the king's tribute, and let us give up our fields and vineyards:

Nehemiah 9:37 And the fruits thereof grow up for the kings, whom thou hast set over us for our sins, and they have dominion over our bodies, and over our beasts, according to their will, and we are in great tribulation.

Matthew 22:17-21 Tell us therefore what dost thou think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? . . .

Mark 12:14-17 Who coming, say to him: Master, we know that thou art a true speaker and carest not for any man; for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar? Or shall we not give it? . . .

Acts 5:37 After this man, rose up Judas of Galilee, in the days of the enrolling, and drew away the people after him. He also perished: and all, even as many as consented to him, were dispersed.

Context
Paying Taxes to Caesar
21And they asked him, saying: Master, we know that thou speakest and teachest rightly: and thou dost not respect any person, but teachest the way of God in truth. 22Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or no? 23But he, considering their guile, said to them: Why tempt you me?…
Cross References
Matthew 17:25
And he said: Of strangers. Jesus said to him: Then the children are free.

Luke 20:21
And they asked him, saying: Master, we know that thou speakest and teachest rightly: and thou dost not respect any person, but teachest the way of God in truth.

Luke 20:23
But he, considering their guile, said to them: Why tempt you me?

Luke 23:2
And they began to accuse him, saying: We have found this man perverting our nation and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar and saying that he is Christ the king.

Romans 13:7
Render therefore to all men their dues. Tribute, to whom tribute is due: custom, to whom custom: fear, to whom fear: honour, to whom honour.

Luke 20:21
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