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Matthew 22:20

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

And he saith unto them, Whose [is] this image and superscription?

Matthew 22:20 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Matthew 22:20

Theological / Devotional

Image. Gr. eikon, “image,” “figure,” or “likeness”; from which are derived such English words as “icon” and “iconoclastic.” In contrast with Roman coins, which bore the likeness of the emperor, Jewish coins bore images of olive trees, palm trees, and the like, which seemed to the Jews to be more in harmony with the injunction of the second commandment.

Superscription. Gr. epigraphe, “an inscription,” or “a title.”

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