"And he saith unto them, Whose {is} this image and superscription? {superscription: or, inscription}" — Matthew 22:19

Matthew 22:19 · KJV

“And he saith unto them, Whose {is} this image and superscription? {superscription: or, inscription}”

— Matthew 22:19

Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny. {penny: in value seven pence halfpenny}

They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.

Matthew 22 — Context

But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, {ye} hypocrites?

Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny. {penny: in value seven pence halfpenny}

And he saith unto them, Whose {is} this image and superscription? {superscription: or, inscription}

They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.

When they had heard {these words}, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

Cross References

Matthew 20:2

And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard. {penny: the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence halfpenny; about fourteen cents}

Revelation 6:6

And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and {see} thou hurt not the oil and the wine. {A measure: the word choenix signifieth a measure containing one wine quart, and the twelfth part of a quart}

Matthew 18:28

But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took {him} by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. {pence: the Roman penny is the eighth part of an ounce, which after five shillings the ounce is seven pence halfpenny; about fourteen cents}