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Pretty sure that’s not what Jesus meant by ‘render unto Caesar’

By Becket Adams

Published November 28, 2017 2:30pm ET

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Pretty sure that’s not what Jesus meant by ‘render unto Caesar’ — In Matthew 22, Jesus tells a crowd that everyone should obey secular laws that don't conflict with their obligations to God. There's no sin in paying Caesar's own coins back to Caesar, so long as one is also rendering unto God the more serious and important obligation. (iStock) | Jorisvo

Jesus Christ’s public remarks have been subjected to multiple interpretations over the last two millennia.

Some takes have been excellent, while others have been the exact opposite of excellent.

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