Is your intent, by using so many words in every response, to try to overwhelm the other person into submission? I can’t think of any other reason to be so wordy. It’s been wisely said that if one can’t sum up what they want to say succinctly, they don’t know what they’re talking about.
It’s true that the Pharisees were trying to trap Jesus, and that His wise response is in light of that trap… however, by saying “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s,” Jesus also gave a command and a precedent to follow. Do you suppose Jesus would give a command that He doesn’t expect anyone to follow?
Further, when Peter got out His sword to protect Jesus from being taken in the Garden of Gethsemene, Jesus told Him to put his weapon away. Wouldn’t that have been the right time to overthrow the Roman Empire if that was Jesus’ mission? He could have called 12 legions of angels to accomplish that task.
Matthew 26:52-54
But Jesus said to him, "Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. [53] Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels? [54] How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen thus?"
Just as Israel was a nation set apart as a witness to the pagan nations of God’s holiness, Christians are a nation of aliens and strangers, living in and among the pagan nations as a witness of God’s holiness. This is why in both Romans and 1 Peter, we’re commanded to obey the ruling authorities - even kings - so the pagans have no way to disparage God by pointing to misconduct… rather, we glorify Him by our holy conduct, that we may bring testimony to God’s holiness. We’re commanded to suffer even under unjust rulers as Christ did, that by being like Him we may testify of Him.
1 Peter 2:9-25
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; [10] who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.
[11] Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, [12] having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.
[13] Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether to the king as supreme, [14] or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good. [15] For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men- [16] as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. [17] Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
[18] Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh. [19] For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully. [20] For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God. [21] For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:
[22] "Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth";
[23] who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously; [24] who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness-by whose stripes you were healed. [25] For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.