15 Then the members of the Pharisees went away and had a discussion to try to figure out how to trap him into saying something wrong. 16 Afterwards, they sent some of their apprentices along with some supporters of Herod and asked, “Teacher, we know that you are honest and that you teach God’s ways in all honesty irrespective of what people might say, because you don’t care about people’s opinions. 17 So then, tell us what you think: should we pay the poll tax to Caesar or not?”

18 But Yeshua knew how wicked they were and asked, “Why are you testing me, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin used to pay the poll tax.” So they brought a coin to him. 20 Then he asked, “Whose image is this on the coin, and the inscription?”

21 “Caesar’s,” they answered.

“Then give Caesar’s things to Caesar and God’s things to God,” Yeshua responded.

22 When they heard that, they were amazed, and left him and went away.