Saying 100: Give Caesar What Is Caesar’s
Shown a gold coin and told that Caesar's people demand taxes, he answers: give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what belongs to God, and give me what is mine.
Commentary
The third clause is Thomas’s own addition and it changes everything: a two-part division of loyalties becomes a three-part one, with a claim that sits outside both empire and temple.
Parallels
Mark 12:13–17; Matthew 22:15–22; Luke 20:20–26
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