Matthew 22:15

Matthew 22:15

13 Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot,¹ take him away, and cast him ^ainto outer darkness; there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

14 ^a“For many are called, but few are chosen.”

The Pharisees: Is It Lawful to Pay Taxes to Caesar?

15 ^aThen the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk.

16 And they sent to Him their disciples with the ^aHerodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You do not¹ regard the person of men.

17 Tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

18 But Jesus¹ perceived their wickedness, and said, “Why do you test Me, you hypocrites?

19 Show Me the tax money.” So they brought Him a denarius.

20 And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”

21 They said to Him, “Caesar’s.” And He said to them, ^a“Render therefore to Caesar the things that are ^bCaesar’s, and to God the things that are ^cGod’s.”

22 When they had heard these words, they marveled, and left Him and went their way.

The Sadducees: What About the Resurrection?

23 ^aThe same day the Sadducees, ^bwho say there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him,

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Went (poreuqentev). So-called deponent passive and redundant use of the verb as in Matthew 9:13: "Go and learn."

Took counsel (sumboulion elabon). Like the Latin consilium capere as in Matthew 12:14.

Ensnare in his talk (pagideuswsin en logw). From pagiv, a snare or trap. Here only in the N.T. In the LXX ( 28:9; Ecclesiastes 9:12; Test. of Twelve Patriarchs, Joseph 7:1). Vivid picture of the effort to trip Jesus in his speech like a bird or wild beast.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Matthew 22:15:**

Mark 12:13
Luke 20:21

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