Luke 20:19-24

¹⁹So the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him in that very hour, for they knew that he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.

²⁰Watching him carefully, they sent out spies who pretended to be righteous, that they might find fault with his speech, so as to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.

²¹They asked him, saying, “Teacher, we know that you say and teach rightly, and are not influenced by anyone's position, but you teach the truth about the way of God.

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

²³But Jesus understood their craftiness, and said to them,

²⁴“Show me a denarius. Whose image and name is on it?” They said, “Caesar's.”