Matthew 22:19
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.”
ἐπιδείκνυμι
Show, exhibit, demonstrate. Epideíknymi. Jesus showed signs and wonders not to impress but to reveal. Let what you display point beyond yourself.
μέ
Me
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μέ
No, not, never. Mé. The softest Greek negative, used to deny what is possible or expected. When God says no, he means it.
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νόμισμα
coin
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νόμισμα
Current coin, legal tender. Nomisma. Jesus asked whose image was stamped on the coin brought to him. What bears the image reveals who it belongs to.
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κῆνσος
tribute.
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κῆνσος
Tax, census enrollment. Kēnsos. "Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar?" Jesus answered not with rebellion but with clarity. Render to each what is owed.
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προσφέρω
they presented
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προσφέρω
Offer, present, bring before. Prospherō. What is brought to God matters, how it is brought matters more. Come with clean hands and a willing heart.
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δηνάριον
a denarius.
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δηνάριον
A day's wage, Roman coin. Denarion. A laborer earned one for a full day's work, and God calls that fair. Faithfulness, not comparison, is the standard.
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