Matthew 22:17 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)17 So, tell us what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176917 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not? Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition17 Tell us then what You think about this: Is it lawful to pay tribute [levied on individuals and to be paid yearly] to Caesar or not? Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not? Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible17 So tell us what you think: Does the Law allow people to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version17 Therefore, tell us, how does it seem to you? Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar, or not?" Ver Capítulo |
He replied, “Yes, [He does].” And when Peter entered the house, Jesus spoke to him first, [i.e., without waiting for Peter to tell Him what he had said to the tax collectors], saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect custom duty and taxes? From their children or from strangers?”
Now it was the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was ruler of Galilee, his brother Philip was ruler of the regions of Ituraea and Trachonitus [Note: These two men were sons of Herod the Great (See Matt. 2:1) and ruled over provinces east of the Jordan River] and Lysanias was ruler of Abilene [Note: This was a province just north of the two previously mentioned ones].