Luke 20:24

First Nations Version

“Show me one of their silver coins.” They found a silver coin and handed it to him. He took a good long look, holding it up to the sky to see it clearly. Then he turned the face of the coin toward them. “Whose image and words are carved into this coin?” he asked. “The Ruler of the People of Iron (Caesar),” they answered. He handed the coin back to them.

Cross References

Matthew 18:28

“But that same servant went to one of his fellow servants who owed him only a small horse blanket. He took hold of the man’s throat and said, ‘Pay me all that you owe!’

Philippians 4:22

All of Creator’s holy ones send their greetings to you, most of all the ones who serve in the royal lodge of the Ruler of the People of Iron (Caesar).

Acts 26:32

Then Chief Wild Horse (Agrippa) said to the governor, “This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to the Ruler of the People of Iron (Caesar).”

Acts 11:28

One of them, named Grasshopper (Agabus), foretold by the Spirit that soon there would be a shortage of food all over the territory of the People of Iron (Romans). This happened during the rule of Walks with a Limp (Claudius).

Luke 23:2

So they began to accuse him, “We caught this man misleading our nation and telling people not to pay taxes to the government of the People of Iron (Romans). He tells the people that he is the Chosen One, a Great Chief.”

Luke 20:22

Tell us what is permitted, should our tribal members pay taxes to the Ruler of the People of Iron (Caesar)? Yes or no?”

Luke 3:1

It was now the fifteenth year of the rule of Son of the Great River (Tiberius Caesar). Under him was Spear of the Great Waters (Pontius Pilate), the governor ruling over the Land of Promise (Judea). The bad-hearted Chief Looks Brave (Herod) had been chosen by the People of Iron (Romans) to rule over the territory of Circle of Nations (Galilee). His brother Friend of Horses (Philip) ruled over the nearby territory of Guarded Mountains (Iturea) and Place of Stones (Trachonitis), and End of Sorrow (Lysanias) ruled the territory of the Ten Villages from its chief village Many Meadows (Abilene).

Luke 2:1

When the time drew close for Bitter Tears (Mary) to have her child, the government of the People of Iron (Romans) ordered that the people be numbered and put on government rolls. This happened during the time that Powerful Protector (Quirinius) was the governor of Bright Sun (Syria).

Matthew 20:2

After they agreed with him on the amount for a full day’s pay, he sent them to work.

Matthew 22:20

“Whose image and words are carved into this coin?” he asked.

Luke 20:23

Creator Sets Free (Jesus) could see right through them.

Luke 20:25

“Then give to this ruler the things that are his,” he said, “and give to the Great Spirit the things that belong to the Great Spirit.”

Mark 12:16

So they brought one to him. He took a good long look at it, holding it up to the sky to see it clearly. Then he turned the face of the coin for them to see. “Whose image and words are carved into this coin?” he asked. “The Ruler of the People of Iron (Caesar),” they replied.