Matthew 22:20
18 But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
19 Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.
“Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”
21 “Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
22 And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”
- KJV
- And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
- WEB
- He asked them, “Whose is this image and inscription?”
- ASV
- And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
- DARBY
- And he says to them, Whose [is] this image and superscription?
- BLB
- And He says to them, “Whose [is] this image, and the inscription?”
- ÅB
- Og han sier til dem: «Hvem sitt bilde og påskrift er dette?»
- OTB
- og han spurte dem, "Hvis bilde og inskripsjon er dette?"
- B1930
- Og han sier til dem: Hvis billede og påskrift er dette?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 20:24
“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
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