Matthew 22
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Matthew 22:16-18

16And they sentG649 their disciplesG3101 to Him, along with the 1HerodiansG2265, sayingG3004, “TeacherG1320, we knowG3609 that You are truthfulG227 and teachG1321 the wayG3598 of GodG2316 in truthG225, and 2do not careG3199 what anyoneG3762 thinks; for You 3are not partialG991G4383 to anyoneG3762.

17TellG3004 us thenG3767, whatG5101 do You thinkG1380? Is it 4permissibleG1832 to payG1325 a 56poll-taxG2778 to 7CaesarG2541, orG2228 not?”

18But JesusG2424 perceivedG1097 their 8maliceG4189, and saidG3004, “WhyG5101 are you testingG3985 Me, you hypocritesG5273?

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Notes

  1. 1. Matthew 22:16 Mark 3:6; 8:15; 12:13 ↩
  2. 2. Matthew 22:16 Lit it is not a concern to You about anyone; ↩
  3. 3. Matthew 22:16 Lit do not look at the face of people ↩
  4. 4. Matthew 22:17 Or lawful; i.e., by Jewish law and tradition ↩
  5. 5. Matthew 22:17 I.e., a tax on each person in the census ↩
  6. 6. Matthew 22:17 Matt 17:25 ↩
  7. 7. Matthew 22:17 Luke 2:1; 3:1 ↩
  8. 8. Matthew 22:18 Or wickedness ↩

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