The Bible In Paintings 72: JESUS SAYS TO PAY YOUR TAXES

c.2,200 BC - c.95 AD | by the Father, Son & Holy Spirit

[Hebrews 11:6]

JESUS &

ONE COIN,

AND THEN A

SECOND COIN

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MATTHEW 17
New International Version, emphases added
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		JESUS HAS SOME FUN AT PETER'S EXPENSE (Or perhaps: JESUS HAS SOME FUNDS FOR PETER'S EXPENSE)

MATTHEW 17:24-27

After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”

“Yes, he does,” he replied.

When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. “What do you think, Simon?” he asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes—from their own children or from others?”

“From others,” Peter answered.

“Then the children are exempt,” Jesus said to him. “But so that we may not cause offense, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.”

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by AUGUSTIN TÜNGER, 1486

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by MASACCIO, 1425
"The Tribute Money"

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Detail #1
Peter removing money from a fish's mouth

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by Detail #2
Peter with the tax collector

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by HARRY ANDERSON
"The Tribute Money"

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by PETER PAUL RUBENS
"Saint Peter Finding the Tribute Money"

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by JACOB JORDAENS I
"Peter Finding the Silver Coin
in the Mouth of the Fish"

		JESUS HAS SOME FUN AT THE PHARISEES' EXPENSE

MATTHEW 22:15-22

Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are. Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax to Caesar or not?”

But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”

“Caesar’s,” they replied.

Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.

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by JOACHIM WTEWAEL, 1616
"The Tribute Money"

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by GUSTAVE DORÉ
"Christ and the Tribute Money"

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by MATTIA PRETI, 1640
"Tribute Money"

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by MATTIA PRETI, 1640
"Tribute Money"

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by MATTIA PRETI
"Tributo della Moneta"

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by JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY, 1782
"The Tribute Money"

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by REMBRANDT
"The Tribute Money"

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by Flemish School
"The Tribute Money"

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by GERBRAND VAN DEN EECKHOUT
"The Tribute Money"

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by JACOB ADRIAENSZ. BACKER
"The Tribute Money"

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by JEAN VALENTIN DE BOULOGNE
"The Tribute Money"

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by TITIAN, 1516
"The Tribute Money"

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by TITIAN, 1543
"The Tribute Money"

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by SIEGFRIED DETLER BENDIXEN
"The Tribute Money"

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by ANTHONY VAN DYCK
"The Tribute Money"

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by JACEK MALCZEWSKI
"Render unto Caesar"

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by GIOVANNI SERODINE, 1625
"The Tribute Money"

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by BARTOLOMEO MANFREDI
"Tribute to Caesar"

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by PETER PAUL RUBENS, 1613
"Caesar's Coin"

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by JAMES TISSOT
"The Tribute Money"

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[Red Badger]

Sounds fishy............... and smells like it too..............

[Hebrews 11:6]

You would know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Red Badger]

Must have been a GOLDFISH!.................

[etabeta]

Some nice paintings but I like Tissot the best, such beautiful rendition of their clothing and of the architecture. He makes us feel part of the scene. Did you know that Tissot, to prepare for his great series of the life of Christ, also studied Talmudic literature, read historical volumes and spoke to different rabbis? He also had several mystical experiences which, he said, added to his research. He seriously prepared himself for his “inspired” task.

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Thank you, Perfessor....................

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You’re welcome, Gilligan!...................

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Tissot's is my favorite, too. No, I did not know any of that, only that he had visited Israel for research. It explains a lot: he took full advantage, and God was closely involved. I think a current parallel is Dallas Jenkins' creative submission in writing and directing The Chosen.

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This is really true: my wife’s mother’s maiden name was Gilligan.

[Red Badger]

Must be Irish!......................

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I should start calling my daughters Susanna and Joanna “Ginger” and “Mary-Anne”.

[Red Badger]

And your wife ‘Lovie’?...............

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Yep! We both are. One daughter gave us both DNA testing as our Christmas gift, and we’re both mostly Irish and then Scottish.

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Sure! Our sofa is comfy....................

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Good Morning, Dan! :-)

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Mary-Lou! No need to inquire whether you have been mindful of the Lord's teaching, or how things are between you and the IRS. Anyway, you can always head down to the harbor and drop a hook in the water--although these days, it would take quite a coin!

Jesus had promised to make Peter a fisher of men, and Peter's fishing had employed nets, not hooks. But Pete just needed one fish now, so Jesus mandated the proper tool. This same Peter later mandated to us how we should catch our men, in 1 Peter 3:15.