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Roman emperors were seen as divinities during the Roman times. They printed their faces on coins. So, in reply to whether he was for paying taxes to the Romans or not, Jesus asked to see denarius coin. He asks whose inscriptions and head appear on the coin. “Caesar's” Jesus tells them, “Give back to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God." He succeeded in getting Himself out of the trap His questioners prepared to catch Him in. So, we need to check ourselves how we give to God what is His. This means absolutely everything. What we can ever own is still His because He created them, and He keeps them in existence. They are His. Hence, Jesus condemns selfishness and covetousness.