Matthew 22:19

First Nations Version

“Show me one of their silver coins used to pay the tax and let me take a close look at it.” 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.

Cross References

Revelation 6:6

From the center of the four spirit animals, I heard a sound like a voice. “A small basket of wild rice or three small baskets of corn to trade for a day’s work,” the voice said. “But do no harm to the olive oil and the wine.”

Matthew 20:2

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

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!’

Matthew 17:25

“Yes, he does,” he answered them. When he returned to his house, before he could say a word about what happened, Creator Sets Free (Jesus) said to him, using his family name, “Tell me, One Who Hears (Simon), do the rulers of the land collect taxes or dues from their own family members, or from others? How do you see it?”

Matthew 22:18

He could see right through them and knew what they were up to! “Why are you putting me to the test? I can see behind your false faces!” he answered.

Matthew 22:20

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

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.