Bible verse
“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
Luke 20:24 · BSB
The verses around it, from Luke 20.
20 So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of the governor.
21 “Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
23 But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them,
24 “Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.
25 So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
26 And they were unable to trap Him in His words before the people; and amazed at His answer, they fell silent.
27 Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.
28 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
KJV
Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar’s.
ASV
Show me a denarius. Whose image and superscription hath it? And they said, Cæsar’s.
ERV
Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? And they said, Caesar’s.
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