# Matthew 22.20

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**Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 18. But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, <span class="rl-speech">Why make ye trial of me, ye hypocrites?</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">Show me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a denarius.</span>
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> **20. And he saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Whose is this image and superscription?</span>**
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> 21. They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. 22. And when they heard it, they marvelled, and left him, and went away. (Matthew 22:18-22, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 18. But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, <span class="rl-speech">“Why do you test me, you hypocrites?</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">Show me the tax money.” They brought to him a denarius.</span>
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> **20. He asked them, <span class="rl-speech">“Whose is this image and inscription?”</span>**
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> 21. They said to him, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Give therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”</span> 22. When they heard it, they marveled, and left him, and went away. (Matthew 22:18-22, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 18. But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, <span class="rl-speech">Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.penny: in value seven pence halfpenny</span>
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> **20. And he saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Whose is this image and superscription? <sup>superscription: or, inscription</sup></span>**
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> 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. (Matthew 22:18-22, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 18. <span class="rl-speech">And Jesus having known their wickedness, said, 'Why me do ye tempt, hypocrites?</span> 19. <span class="rl-speech">show me the tribute-coin?' and they brought to him a denary;</span>
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> **20. and he saith to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Whose [is] this image and the inscription?'</span>**
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> 21. they say to him, 'Caesar's;' then saith he to them, 'Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;' 22. and having heard they wondered, and having left him they went away. (Matthew 22:18-22, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Matthew 22](/codex/matthew-22/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1504 - eikon](/codex/g1504-eikon/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.