Matthew 22:17
Matthew · New Testament · Chapter 22
“Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?”Matthew 22:17
What Does Matthew 22:17 Mean?
Matthew 22:17 is found in the book of Matthew, chapter 22, verse 17 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Matthew 22:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Romans 13:6“For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.”Matthew 12:10“And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.”Matthew 17:25“He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?”Luke 2:1“And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.”Deuteronomy 17:15“Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose: one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother.”Ezekiel 17:14“That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.”Mark 12:14“And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?”Luke 20:22“Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?”Acts 28:22“But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.”Deuteronomy 17:14“When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations that are about me;”Ezra 4:13“Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be builded, and the walls set up again, then will they not pay toll, tribute, and custom, and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings.”Ezra 7:24“Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them.”Nehemiah 5:4“There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.”Nehemiah 9:37“And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.”Jeremiah 42:2“And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)”Jeremiah 42:20“For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.”Matthew 21:28“But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.”Luke 3:1“Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,”John 19:12“And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar’s friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.”Acts 5:37“After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.”
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