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Matthew 22:20

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22:20Jesus19 said to them, “Whose image20 is this, and whose inscription?”

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  1. 19 Grk “And he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
  2. 20 Or “whose likeness.” In this passage Jesus points to the image (Grk εἰκών, eikōn) of Caesar on the coin. This same Greek word is used in Gen 1:26 () to state that humanity is made in the “image” of God. Jesus is making a subtle yet powerful contrast: Caesar’s image is on the denarius, so he can lay claim to money through taxation, but God’s image is on humanity, so he can lay claim to each individual life.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Whose image and inscription is this?” he asked them.

NLTNew Living Translation

he asked, “Whose picture and title are stamped on it?”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?”

KJV 1900King James Version

And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?