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When Jesus arrived in the temple court and began to teach, he had uttered but few words when a group of the younger students from the academies, who had been rehearsed for this purpose, came forward and by their spokesman addressed Jesus:  

When Jesus arrived in the temple court and began to teach, he had uttered but few words when a group of the younger students from the academies, who had been rehearsed for this purpose, came forward and by their spokesman addressed Jesus:  

*"Master, we know you are a righteous teacher, and we know that you proclaim the ways of truth, and that you serve only God, for you fear no man, and that you are no respecter of persons. We are only students, and we would know the truth about a matter that troubles us. Our difficulty is this: '''Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar'''? Shall we give or shall we not give?"  

*"Master, we know you are a righteous teacher, and we know that you proclaim the ways of truth, and that you serve only God, for you fear no man, and that you are no respecter of persons. We are only students, and we would know the truth about a matter that troubles us. Our difficulty is this: <u>Is it lawful for us to give '''tribute''' to Caesar? Shall we give or shall we not give?"</u>

Jesus, perceiving their hypocrisy and craftiness, said to them:       

Jesus, perceiving their hypocrisy and craftiness, said to them: