Matthew 22:19 (DRB)

Passage

Shew me the coin of the tribute. And they offered him a penny.

Nearby Context

Matthew 22:17 Tell us therefore what dost thou think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

Matthew 22:18 But Jesus knowing their wickedness, said: Why do you tempt me, ye hypocrites?

Matthew 22:19 Shew me the coin of the tribute. And they offered him a penny.

Matthew 22:20 And Jesus saith to them: Whose image and inscription is this?

Matthew 22:21 They say to him: Caesar's. Then he saith to them: Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's; and to God, the things that are God's.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shew", "coin", "tribute", "offered", and "penny". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shew" and "coin", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "But Jesus knowing their wickedness said Why..." into verse 20's "And Jesus saith to them Whose image...", so "shew" and "coin" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shew" and "coin" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.