“And everywhere we, more readily than all men, endeavour to pay to those appointed by you the taxes both ordinary and extraordinary, as we have been taught by Him; for at that time some came to Him and asked Him, if one ought to pay tribute to Caesar; and He answered, "Tell Me, whose image does the coin bear?" And they…”
Justin Martyr, 2th c. — The First Apology, Chapter XVII
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24Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered and said, Caesar’s.
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22Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?
23But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
— Luke 20:24 —
25And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.
26And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.