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# Is it lawful ... or not?
They hoped that Jesus would say either "yes" or "no." If he said "yes," then the Jewish people would be angry with him for telling them to pay taxes to a foreign government. If he said "no," then the religious leaders could tell the Romans that Jesus was teaching the people to break the Roman laws.
# Is it lawful
They were asking about God's law, not about Caesar's law. Alternate translation: "Does our law permit us"
# to Caesar
Caesar was the ruler of the Roman government. Alternate translation: "to the Roman Emperor"