21. They posed this question to him, “Teacher, we know that what you say and teach is correct, and you show no partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
22. Is it lawful for us to pay tribute to Caesar or not?”
23. Recognizing their craftiness he said to them,
24. “Show me a denarius; whose image and name does it bear?” They replied, “Caesar’s.”
25. So he said to them, “Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.”
26. They were unable to trap him by something he might say before the people, and so amazed were they at his reply that they fell silent.