Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar’s.
Show me a coin. Whose face and name is on it? They said, 'Caesar's.'
Jesus asked whose face was on the money, and they had to admit it belonged to Caesar.
📚 Historical Context
In the historical context of Luke 20, Jesus was in Jerusalem during the final days of his ministry, facing challenges from religious leaders who sought to trap him with questions about Roman authority and taxes. The penny, or denarius, was a common Roman coin that bore Caesar's image and inscription, symbolizing the foreign occupation and the burdensome taxation imposed on the Jewish people under Roman rule. This event reflects the broader tension in first-century Judea between submitting to earthly powers and maintaining faithfulness to God.
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