¹⁷ Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar^(A) or not? ’

¹⁹ Show me the coin used for the tax.’ They brought him a denarius.^[a]

¹⁴ When they came, they said to him, ‘Teacher, we know you are truthful and don’t care what anyone thinks, nor do you show partiality^(A) but teach the way of God truthfully. Is it lawful to pay taxes^(B) to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn’t we? ’

⁷ Pay your obligations^(A) to everyone: taxes to those to whom you owe taxes,^(B) tolls to those to whom you owe tolls, respect to those to whom you owe respect,^(C) and honour to those to whom you owe honour.