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

[Hebrews 11:6]

The Bible In Paintings
~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~

JESUS PLAYS A
JOKE ON PETER

֎ Featuring 32 Paintings ֎

M A T T H E W
Chapter 17

After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma 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 sons or from others?”

“From others,” Peter answered.

“Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him. “But so that we may not offend them, 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.”

1
AUGUSTIN TÜNGER
"Coin in the Fish’s Mouth"

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2
MASACCIO
"The Tribute Money"

3
Detail #1
"Peter Removing Money from a Fish's Mouth"

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Detail #2
"Peter with the Tax Collector"

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Source

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Source

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HARRY ANDERSON
"The Tribute Money"

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PETER PAUL RUBENS
"Saint Peter Finding the Tribute Money"

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

JESUS PLAYS
A JOKE ON
PHARISEES

M A T T H E W
Chapter 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 you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren’t swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are. Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay taxes 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 portrait is this? And whose inscription?”

“Caesar’s,” they replied.

Then he said to them, “Give 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.

10
JOACHIM WTEWAEL
"The Tribute Money"

11
GUSTAVE DORÉ
"Christ and the Tribute Money"

12
MATTIA PRETI
"Tribute Money"

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MATTIA PRETI
"Tribute Money"

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MATTIA PRETI
"Tributo della Moneta"

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JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY
"The Tribute Money"

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Source

17
REMBRANDT
"The Tribute Money"

18
Flemish School
"The Tribute Money"

19
GERBRAND VAN DEN EECKHOUT
"The Tribute Money"

20
JACOB ADRIAENSZ. BACKER
"The Tribute Money"

21
JEAN VALENTIN DE BOULOGNE
"The Tribute Money"

22
TITIAN, 1516
"The Tribute Money"

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TITIAN, 1543
"The Tribute Money"

24
SIEGFRIED DETLER BENDIXEN
"The Tribute Money"

25
ANTHONY VAN DYCK
"The Tribute Money"

26
JACEK MALCZEWSKI
"Render unto Caesar"

27
GIOVANNI SERODINE
"The Tribute Money"

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BARTOLOMEO MANFREDI
"Tribute to Caesar"

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Source

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Source

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PETER PAUL RUBENS
"Caesar's Coin"

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32
JAMES TISSOT
"The Tribute Money"

New International Version ©1984

[Hebrews 11:6]

or if it smells fishy

LOL

[Red Badger]

I caught a fish one time that had a hook and lead line still in its mouth from some other fisherman’s tackle. No telling how long it had been there.........................

[Hebrews 11:6]

It’s good that you were able to put it out of its misery.

[Red Badger]

This is why Stainless Steel hooks are illegal in Florida state waters, up to 3 miles from shore...........