17 Tell us then, what do You think? Is it [a]permissible to pay a [b](A)poll-tax to (B)Caesar, or not?”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 22:17 Or lawful; i.e., by Jewish law and tradition
  2. Matthew 22:17 I.e., a tax on each person in the census

17 Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax[a](A) to Caesar or not?”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 22:17 A special tax levied on subject peoples, not on Roman citizens

19 Show Me the (A)coin used for the poll-tax.” And they brought Him a [a]denarius.

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  1. Matthew 22:19 The denarius was a day’s wages for a laborer

19 Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius,

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