Matthew 22:16-18

16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are.

17 Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax^[a] to Caesar or not?”

18 But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me?

Cross References

• 1. Mark 3:6
• 2. Matthew 17:25

Footnotes

• [a] A special tax levied on subject peoples, not on Roman citizens