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Matthew 22:17–20

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Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not?
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
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From verse 17

  1. Luke 2:1Rank 1 from verse 17
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    1AND it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.

  2. Romans 13:6–7Rank 2 from verse 17
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    6For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

    7Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

  3. Matthew 17:25Rank 3 from verse 17
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    25He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?

  4. Acts 28:22Rank 4 from verse 17
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    22But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.

  5. Acts 17:7Rank 5 from verse 17
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    7Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Cæsar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.

  6. Acts 25:8Rank 6 from verse 17
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    8While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Cæsar, have I offended any thing at all.

  7. Acts 5:37Rank 7 from verse 17
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    37After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.

  8. Deuteronomy 17:14–15Rank 8 from verse 17
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    14¶ When thou art come unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me;

    15Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the Lord thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.

  9. Ezra 4:13Rank 9 from verse 17
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    13Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.

  10. Ezra 7:24Rank 10 from verse 17
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    24Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.

  11. Jeremiah 42:2–3Rank 11 from verse 17
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    2And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the Lord thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)

    3That the Lord thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.

  12. Jeremiah 42:20Rank 12 from verse 17
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    20For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the Lord your God, saying, Pray for us unto the Lord our God; and according unto all that the Lord our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.

  13. John 19:12–15Rank 13 from verse 17
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    12And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cæsar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Cæsar.

    13¶ When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

    14And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

    15But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cæsar.

  14. Luke 3:1Rank 14 from verse 17
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    1NOW in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituræa and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

  15. Nehemiah 5:4Rank 15 from verse 17
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    4There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.

  16. Nehemiah 9:37Rank 16 from verse 17
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    37And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

From verse 18

  1. John 2:25Rank 1 from verse 18
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    25And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.

  2. John 8:6Rank 2 from verse 18
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    6This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.

  3. Luke 5:22Rank 3 from verse 18
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    22But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?

  4. Acts 5:9Rank 4 from verse 18
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    9Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.

  5. Revelation 2:23Rank 5 from verse 18
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    23And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

  6. Luke 10:25Rank 6 from verse 18
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    25¶ And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

  7. Luke 20:23Rank 7 from verse 18
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    23But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?

  8. Luke 9:47Rank 8 from verse 18
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    47And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,

  9. Mark 12:5Rank 9 from verse 18
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    5And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.

  10. Mark 2:8Rank 10 from verse 18
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    8And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

  11. Matthew 16:1–4Rank 11 from verse 18
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    1THE Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

    2He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

    3And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

    4A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

  12. Matthew 19:3Rank 12 from verse 18
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    3¶ The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

From verse 19

  1. Matthew 20:2Rank 1 from verse 19
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    2And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

  2. Matthew 18:28Rank 2 from verse 19
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    28But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.

  3. Revelation 6:6Rank 3 from verse 19
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    6And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

From verse 20

  1. Luke 20:24Rank 1 from verse 20
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    24Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Cæsar’s.

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Matthew 22:17

COMBINED MEANING

tell

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1. To speak, relate, declare, report, inform, explain, reveal, recount, or make known. 2. To know, discern, or determine, especially in 'cannot tell' or 'who can tell.' 3. To count, number, or enumerate.

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us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

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thinkest

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Second-person singular present form of think. Sense 1: To form or hold a thought. Sense 2: To judge or suppose. Sense 3: To intend. Sense 4: To consider or remember. Sense 5: To imagine or esteem.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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lawful

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Allowed, permitted, authorized, valid, right, or in agreement with the governing law or command applicable to the matter.

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tribute

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1. A tax, payment, or imposed due rendered to a ruler or governing power. 2. Labour or service imposed on a subject people. 3. A portion or offering rendered to the Lord.

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Matthew 22:18

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

tempt

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Sense 1: To try, test, put to the test. Sense 2: To entice toward evil.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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hypocrites

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Persons who pretend to virtue or godliness while concealing contrary character or conduct.

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Matthew 22:19

COMBINED MEANING

shew

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Sense 1: To cause to see; to display, present, point out, or make visible. Sense 2: To reveal, disclose, declare, explain, teach, direct, or make known. Sense 3: To demonstrate, prove, manifest, or make evident. Sense 4: To exercise or perform kindness, mercy, favour, piety, or another stated disposition toward someone. Sense 5: An outward appearance, display, or presentation to view.

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tribute

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1. A tax, payment, or imposed due rendered to a ruler or governing power. 2. Labour or service imposed on a subject people. 3. A portion or offering rendered to the Lord.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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penny

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An ancient coin or money of account whose value differed by time and country.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Matthew 22:20

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image

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A likeness, resemblance, representation, figure, or corresponding form.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

superscription

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An inscription, title, name, charge, or written words placed upon or above something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616 · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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22:15¶ Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.

22:16And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.

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

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22:18But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

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22:19Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.

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22:20And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?

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22:21They say unto him, Cæsar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cæsar the things which are Cæsar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

22:22When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

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