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Luke 20:24

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar’s.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Show me a coin. Whose face and name is on it? They said, 'Caesar's.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jesus asked whose face was on the money — and they had to admit it belonged to Caesar.

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They told him, 'Caesar's.' So Jesus said, 'Alright then — give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give God what belongs to God.'

So they came up to him and said, 'Teacher, we know you're genuine and you don't care about impressing anyone. You don't play favorites or worry about what people think — you just teach God's truth straight up. So tell us: should we pay taxes to Caesar or not?'

So they brought him the coin. Jesus looked at it and asked, 'Whose face is on this? Whose name?' They answered, 'Caesar's.'

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