Matthew 22:19-22
a penny."In value sevenpence halfpenny." 18:28; 20:2; Re 6:6 superscription. or, inscription.Lu 20:24 Render.17:25-27; Pr 24:21; Lu 23:2; Ro 13:7are Caesar's.This conclusion is drawn from their own maxims and premises. They held that "wherever the money of any king is current, there the inhabitants acknowledge that king for their lord." Now, by admitting that this was Cæsar's coin, and by consenting to receive it as the current coin of their country, they in fact acknowledged their subjection to his government, and of course their obligation to pay the tribute demanded of them. This answer was full of consummate wisdom, and it completely defeated the insidious designs of his enemies. He avoided rendering himself odious to the Jewish people by opposing their notions of liberty, or appearing to pay court to the emperor, without exposing himself to the charge of sedition and disaffection to the Roman government. and.37; 4:10; Da 3:16-18; 6:10,11,20-23; Mal 1:6-8; 3:8-10; Ac 4:19; 5:291Pe 2:13-17 they marvelled.33,46; 10:16; Pr 26:4,5; Lu 20:25,26; 21:15; Ac 6:10; Col 4:6Luke 20:24-26
a penny. SeeMt 18:28; 20:2image.This was the head of the emperor; the superscription his titles. Julius Cæsar was the first who caused his image to be struck on the Roman coin; and Tiberius was emperor at this time. This therefore was a denarius of Cæsar, [dinarah kesar-anah,] as it is termed in the Talmud; and consequently this was respecting the tribute required by the Roman government. Cesar's.22; 2:1; 3:1; 23:2; Ac 11:28; 25:8-12; 26:32; Php 4:22 Render.Pr 24:21; Mt 17:27; 22:21; Mr 12:17; Ro 13:6,7; 1Pe 2:13-17unto God.Ac 4:19,20; 5:29; 1Co 10:31; 1Pe 4:11 they could.20,39,40; Job 5:12,13; Pr 26:4,5; 2Ti 3:8,9and they marvelled.13:17; Mt 22:12,22,34; Ro 3:19; Tit 1:102 Timothy 2:19
the foundation.Pr 10:25; Isa 14:32; 28:16; Mt 7:25; Lu 6:48; 1Co 3:10,11; Eph 2:201Ti 6:19; Heb 11:10; Re 21:14standeth.Mt 24:24; Mr 13:22; Ro 8:31-35; 9:11; Heb 6:18,19; 1Jo 2:19sure. or, steady.Ps 112:6; 125:1,2having.Hag 2:23; Zec 3:9; 4:7-9; Eph 4:30The Lord.Nu 16:5; Ps 1:6; 37:18,28; Na 1:7; Mt 7:23; Lu 13:27; Joh 10:14Joh 10:27-30; 13:18; Ro 8:28; 11:2; 1Co 8:3; Ga 4:9; Re 17:8Let.Nu 6:27; Ps 97:10; Isa 63:19; 65:15; Mt 28:19; Ac 9:14; 11:26; 15:17Ro 15:9,20; 1Co 1:2; Eph 3:15; Re 2:13; 3:8; 22:4depart.Job 28:28; Ps 34:14; 37:27; Pr 3:7; Ro 12:9; 2Co 7:1; Eph 4:17-22Eph 5:1-11; Col 3:5-8; Tit 2:11-14; 1Pe 1:13-19; 2Pe 1:4-10; 3:141Jo 3:7-10Revelation of John 3:12
overcometh.2:7; 17:14; 1Jo 2:13,14; 4:4pillar.1Ki 7:21; Jer 1:18; Ga 2:9I will.2:17; 14:1; 22:4the city.21:2,10-27; Ps 48:8; 87:3; Ga 4:26,27; Heb 12:22my new.22:4; Isa 65:15; Eph 3:15
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