"The Emperor's."
"And whose is the inscription on the coin?"
"The Emperor's."
"Whose is the coin?"
They were silent.
Jesus said: "Render unto God what comes from Him, and unto Caesar what comes from Caesar."
Those who saw through the case broke out into applause and shouting over the decision, and carried the crowd with them. The Rabbis were secretly furious that He had escaped their cunning snare. They had reckoned: If He says, Pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, the people will know that He is not the Messiah but rather a servant of the foreigner. And if He says, Do not pay taxes to the Emperor, He is a demagogue, and will be taken prisoner. But now He has both Emperor and people on His side, and we must let Him alone.
"Everything is going splendidly," the disciples whispered. "They ask His advice, they will do nothing without Him."
The interpreters of the Law had got Him in their midst, and could not rest till they outwitted Him. So one of them asked Him: "Oh, man of great wisdom, do you believe that there will be a resurrection of the dead?"
"There will be," He answered.