LUKE 20:25 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things which be Cesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s.”
He said to them, then give back to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's — give back to Caesar what is Caesar's: the coin bears Caesar's image and inscription — it belongs to the sphere of Caesar's claims. Give to God what is God's: what bears God's image belongs to God — the human being, made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). The answer is neither compliant (pay your taxes, Rome is fine) nor revolutionary (refuse Roman authority) but both together: the political and divine spheres both have claims, and the higher claim of God does not eliminate the legitimate sphere of civic authority.
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