16And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar's. …
Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-17)When the enemies of Christ, who thirsted for his blood, could not find occasion against him from what he said against them, they tried to ensnare him by putting questions to him. Here we have him tempted, or at tempted rather, with a question about the lawfulness of paying tribute to Caesar. We had this narrative, Matt. 22:15. I. The persons they employed were the Pharisees and the Herodians , men…
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