KJV King James Version
Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
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Matthew 22:19
Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.
WEB World English Bible
Show me the tax money.” They brought to him a denarius.
ASV American Standard Version
Show me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a denarius.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
show me the tribute-coin?’ and they brought to him a denary;
Surrounding context — Matthew 22
16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any [man]: for thou regardest not the person of men.
17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?
18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, [ye] hypocrites?
19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
20 And he saith unto them, Whose [is] this image and superscription?
21 They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.
22 When they had heard [these words], they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.
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Matthew 20:2And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.Matthew 18:28But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took [him] by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.Revelation 6:6And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
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