Matthew 22:21

The Message

They said, “Caesar.” “Then give Caesar what is his, and give God what is his.”

Cross References

Proverbs 24:21

Fear God, dear child—respect your leaders; don’t be defiant or mutinous. Without warning your life can turn upside down, and who knows how or when it might happen?

Matthew 22:20

“This engraving—who does it look like? And whose name is on it?”

Matthew 22:37

Jesus said, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.’ This is the most important, the first on any list. But there is a second to set alongside it: ‘Love others as well as you love yourself.’ These two commands are pegs; everything in God’s Law and the Prophets hangs from them.”

Matthew 4:10

Jesus’ refusal was curt: “Beat it, Satan!” He backed his rebuke with a third quotation from Deuteronomy: “Worship the Lord your God, and only him. Serve him with absolute single-heartedness.”

Mark 12:17

Jesus said, “Give Caesar what is his, and give God what is his.” Their mouths hung open, speechless.

Luke 20:25

“Caesar,” they said. Jesus said, “Then give Caesar what is his and give God what is his.”

Acts 5:29

Peter and the apostles answered, “It’s necessary to obey God rather than men. The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, the One you killed by hanging him on a cross. God set him on high at his side, Prince and Savior, to give Israel the gift of a changed life and sins forgiven. And we are witnesses to these things. The Holy Spirit, whom God gives to those who obey him, corroborates every detail.”