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Matthew 22:17

Matthew 22:17
Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Shew me the tribute money,.... Not any money, or any sort of coin that was current among them; but that in which the…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Matthew 22:15-22

The Pharisees and Herodians endeavor to entangle Jesus - This narrative is also found in Mar 12:12-17; Luk 20:20-26. Mat…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cesar, or not? The injunction, "thou mayest not set a stranger over thee" (Deu 17:15),…