Luke 20:22-25
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22 Is it lawful for us to pay tribute to Caesar or not?”[a] 23 Recognizing their craftiness he said to them, 24 “Show me a denarius;[b] whose image and name does it bear?” They replied, “Caesar’s.” 25 So he said to them, “Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.”(A)
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- 20:22 Through their question the agents of the Jerusalem religious leadership hope to force Jesus to take sides on one of the sensitive political issues of first-century Palestine. The issue of nonpayment of taxes to Rome becomes one of the focal points of the First Jewish Revolt (A.D. 66–70) that resulted in the Roman destruction of Jerusalem and the temple. See also note on Mt 22:15–22.
- 20:24 Denarius: a Roman silver coin (see note on Lk 7:41).
Acts 17:7
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7 and Jason has welcomed them.(A) They all act in opposition to the decrees of Caesar and claim instead that there is another king, Jesus.”[a]
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Acts 24:5
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5 (A)We found this man to be a pest; he creates dissension among Jews all over the world and is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazoreans.[a]
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- 24:5 Nazoreans: that is, followers of Jesus of Nazareth.
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