Only a few days before this the Pharisees had tried to entrap Christ with the question, "Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar?" But Christ had unveiled their hypocrisy. The Romans who were present had seen the utter failure of the plotters, and their discomfiture at His answer, "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's." Luke 20:22-25.

Det var kun få dage siden, at farisæerne havde søgt at lokke Kristus i en fælde ved at stille ham dette spørgsmål: "Har vi lov til at give kejseren skat eller ej" Men Kristus havde afsløret deres hykleri. De romere, der var til stede, havde set, hvordan det var slået fuldstændig fejl for de sammensvorne, og deres skuffelse over hans svar: "Så giv da kejseren, hvad kejserens er." Luk. 20,22-25.