^{21 Ref} And they put a question to him, saying, Master, we are certain that your teaching and your words are right, and that you have no respect for a man's position, but you are teaching the true way of God:

^{22 Ref} Is it right for us to make payment of taxes to Caesar or not?

^{23 Ref} But he saw through their trick and said to them,

^{24 Ref} Let me see a penny. Whose image and name are on it? And they said, Caesar's.

^{25 Ref} And he said, Then give to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's.

^{26 Ref} And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing.