All of the gospels pretty much state that some of the Pharisees were essentially trying to ask him a gotcha question, to get him in trouble with Roman authorities.
Bring me a denarius[b] and let me look at it.” 16 And they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar's.” 17 Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.”
It's been awhile since I was in sunday school, so don't quote me, but it seems to me Jesus is almost being a bit snarky.
"If Caesar wants the piece of metal with his face on it back, then return it to him, it is just money.
Everything else, the things that matter, those are God's."
All of the gospels pretty much state that some of the Pharisees were essentially trying to ask him a gotcha question, to get him in trouble with Roman authorities.
It's been awhile since I was in sunday school, so don't quote me, but it seems to me Jesus is almost being a bit snarky.
"If Caesar wants the piece of metal with his face on it back, then return it to him, it is just money. Everything else, the things that matter, those are God's."
but again, I could be wrong.