| It was his reward for trusting the Lord | |
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| Image: Every day, while Jesus was at the feast of the Passover, He taught in the Temple courtyard | Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's |
] Image: Crowds listened carefully to everything Jesus said.
22| When they heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way" | The warnings God had given them through Jeremiah and other prophets had all come true |
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| And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men | They sent spies, pretending to be sincere listeners, to ask Jesus a question |
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? If He said it was right to pay taxes to Caesar then He would become very unpopular with the crowds who hated paying taxes to the Romans.
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