Luke 20:19-24

¹⁹The chief priests and the scribes wanted to lay hands on Him right then, but they were afraid —they knew He had spoken this parable against them.

²⁰Keeping a close watch on Him, they sent spies, who pretended to be innocent, so that they might latch on to something He said, so as to hand Him over to the power and the authority of the governor.

²¹So they questioned Him, saying: “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and you do not show favoritism but teach the way of God in truth.

²²Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”

²³But He perceived their craftiness and said to them: “Why are you testing me?

²⁴Show me a denarius—whose image and inscription does it have?” In answer they said, “Caesar's.”