Matt
22:15 (NIV) Then the Pharisees went out and laid
plans to trap him in his words. 16 They sent their disciples
to him along with the Herodians. "Teacher," they
said, "we know you are a man of integrity and that you
teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
You aren't swayed by men, because you pay no attention
to who they are. 17 Tell us then, what is your
opinion? Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"
18 But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, "You
hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? 19 Show me
the coin used for paying the tax." They brought
him a denarius, 20 and he asked them, "Whose
portrait is this? And whose inscription?Ò 21 "Caesar's,"
they replied. Then he said to them, "Give to Caesar
what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."
22 When they heard this, they were amazed. So they
left him and went away.