Now the Pharisees and some of the experts in the law who came from Jerusalem gathered around him.

When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and experts in the law arguing with them.

When they came they said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and do not court anyone’s favor, because you show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn’t we?”