Luke 20:22

Is it right ¹  for us to pay the tribute tax ²  to Caesar ³  or not?”

De 17:15; Ezr 4:13,19-22; Ezr 9:7; Ne 5:4; Ne 9:37; Mt 22:17-21; Mr 12:14-17; Ac 5:37

¹ tn Or “lawful,” that is, in accordance with God’s divine law. On the syntax of ἔξεστιν (exestin) with an infinitive and accusative, see BDF §409.3.

² tn This was a “poll tax.” L&N 57.182 states this was “a payment made by the people of one nation to another, with the implication that this is a symbol of submission and dependence – ‘tribute tax.’”

³ tn Or “to the emperor” (“Caesar” is a title for the Roman emperor).