Matthew

Matthew 22:19–21

¹⁹Show Me the coin used for the tax.”

And they brought Him a denarius.^a

²⁰“Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”

²¹“Caesar’s,” they answered.

So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

Footnotes

a 22:19 A denarius was customarily a day’s wage for a laborer; see Matthew 20:2|MAT 20:2.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Show	ἐπιδείξατέ	epideixate	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1925 I show, prove
Me	μοι	moi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
coin	νόμισμα	nomisma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3546 money, coin
used for	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
the tax	κήνσου	kēnsou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2778 a poll-tax
And	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
they brought	προσήνεγκαν	prosēnenkan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G4374 I bring to, offer
Him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
a denarius	δηνάριον	dēnarion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1220 a denarius

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whose	Τίνος	Tinos	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
image	εἰκὼν	eikōn	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1504 an image, likeness, bust
this	αὕτη	hautē	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
He asked	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
whose	ἡ	hē	Article - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
inscription	ἐπιγραφή	epigraphē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1923 an inscription, title

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Caesar’s	Καίσαρος	Kaisaros	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2541 Caesar
they answered	Λέγουσιν	Legousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3004 I say, speak
So	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
told	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Give	Ἀπόδοτε	Apodote	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G591 I give back, return, sell
to Caesar	Καίσαρι	Kaisari	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2541 Caesar
what	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
Caesar’s	Καίσαρος	Kaisaros	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2541 Caesar
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
to God	Θεῷ	Theō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
what	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
God’s	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Matthew 22:19 Matthew 20:2

Matthew 22:21 Romans 13:7 · Proverbs 24:21 · Acts 4:19 · 1 Peter 2:13–17 · Matthew 22:37 · Malachi 1:6–8 · Daniel 6:20–23 · Acts 5:29 · Luke 23:2

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.