Luke 20:25 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 20:25

So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And he said unto them, Then render unto Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s.

KJV

And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things which be Cesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.

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Commentary

2 voices

Justin Martyr

The First Apology, Chapter XVII (165)

And everywhere we, more readily than all men, endeavour to pay to those appointed by you the taxes both ordinary and extraordinary, as we have been taught by Him; for at that time some came to Him and asked Him, if one ought to pay tribute to Caesar; and He answered, "Tell Me, whose image does the coin bear?" And they said, "Caesar's." And again He answered them, "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And he said unto them, render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's,.... The Arabic version renders it, "give to the king what is the king's"; the tribute that was due to him; since they were under his government, and were protected by him, and traded with his money; the currency of which among them was an acknowledgment of him as their sovereign: and unto God the things which be God's; which relate to his worship, honour, interest, and kingdom; See Gill on Mat 22:21.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

Let us mark, for one thing, in this passage — the cloak of goodness under which some of our Lord's enemies approached Him. We read that "they sent spies, who pretended to be honest. They hoped to catch Him in something he said so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor." We read further that they attempted to trick Him by flattering words, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not show partiality — but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth."

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
εἶπεν	eipen	He said	G2036 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
αὐτούς·	autous	them;	G846 →
τοίνυν	toinun	Therefore	G5106 →
ἀπόδοτε	apodote	do give back	G591 →
τὰ	ta	the [things]	G3588 →
Καίσαρος	Kaisaros	of Caesar	G2541 →
Καίσαρι	Kaisari	to Caesar	G2541 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὰ	ta	the [things]	G3588 →
τοῦ	tou	<of the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
τῷ	tō	<to the>	G3588 →
θεῷ.	theō	to God.	G2316 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Corinthians 10:31
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
leads to
- Colossians 3:17
  And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
- Colossians 3:23
  Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
- 1 Peter 4:11
  If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through…
- Deuteronomy 12:7
  There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.
- Deuteronomy 12:18
  Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within…
Through
Matthew 22:21
“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
leads to
- Romans 13:7
  Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
- 1 Peter 2:13–17
  Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Matthew 17:27
“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take…
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 6:3
  We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no one can discredit our ministry.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke