21They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; …
A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-22)It was not the least grievous of the sufferings of Christ, that he endured the contradiction of sinners against himself , and had snares laid for him by those that sought how to take him off with some pretence. In these verses, we have him attacked by the Pharisees and Herodians with a question about paying tribute to Caesar. Observe, I. What the design was, which they proposed to themselves; They…
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