Text -- Luke 20:22 (NET)

20:22 Is it right for us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar or not?”

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Luk 20:22

¹ tn Or “lawful,” that is, in accordance with God’s divine law. On the syntax of ἔξεστιν (exestin) with an infinitive and accusative, see BDF §409.3.

² tn This was a “poll tax.” L&N 57.182 states this was “a payment made by the people of one nation to another, with the implication that this is a symbol of submission and dependence – ‘tribute tax.’”

³ tn Or “to the emperor” (“Caesar” is a title for the Roman emperor).