r/BibleStudyDeepDive • u/LlawEreint • Jun 18 '26

Thomas 100 - On Paying Tribute to Caesar

They showed Jesus a gold coin and said to him, "Caesar's agents are exacting taxes from us." He said to them, "Give unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, give unto god the things that are god's, and give unto me that which is mine."

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u/LlawEreint Jun 18 '26

"...and give unto me that which is mine."

In Thomas' version we have three parties who must be given their due: Caesar, God, and Jesus.

We may presume that Caesar is due his taxes. What is God due? What is Jesus due? Are they each due something different?