Lux Domini
They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

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This verse speaks in the wider setting of fulfillment and kingdom of heaven as Matthew unfolds its message.

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This thought runs through Matthew 22:21-22.

Matthew 22:21 Matthew 22:22

Matthew 22:21 quoted in popular culture

Anthony Burgess
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Dario Antiseri
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Jacques Ellul
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John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton
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Lie to Me (TV series)
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Nicholas Murray Butler
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Persecution
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Render unto Caesar
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Roseanne (season 6)
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Sergeant York (film)
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
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