he said: yee. And when he was come into the house, Iesus spake first to him, saying: What thinkest thou Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take tribute, or poll money? of their children, or of strangers?
Matthew 22:17 - William Tyndale New Testament Tell us therefore: how thinkest thou? is it lawful to give tribute unto Cesar, or not? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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? American Standard Version (1901) Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not? Common English Bible So tell us what you think: Does the Law allow people to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, tell us, how does it seem to you? Is it lawful to pay the census tax to Caesar, or not?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Tell us therefore what dost thou think, is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? |
he said: yee. And when he was come into the house, Iesus spake first to him, saying: What thinkest thou Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take tribute, or poll money? of their children, or of strangers?
Iesus perceived their wickedness, and said: Why tempt ye me ye hypocrites?
¶ It followed in those days: that there went out a commandment from August the Emperor, that all the world should be valued.
¶ In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius the Emperor, Pontius Pilate being leftenant of Jewry, and Herod being Tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip Tetrarch in Iturea, and in the region of Traconitis, and Lysanias the Tetrarch of Abyline:
which Iason hath received privily. And these all do contrary to the ordinations of Cesar, affirming another king, one Iesus.
as long as he answered for himself, that he had neither against the law of the jewes, neither against the temple, nor yet against Cesar offended any thing at all.
But we will hear of thee what thou thinkest. For we have heard of this sect, that everywhere it is spoken against.
After this man arose there up one Iudas of Galile, in the time when tribute began, and drew away much people after him. He also perished: and all even as many as harkened to him are scattered a broad.