Matthew 22:20

BIBLE IN TEN · Aug 29, 2026 · 6m

Saturday, 29 August 2026

And He said to them, “Whose image and inscription is this?” Matthew 22:20

“And He says to them, ‘Whose, the ‘likeness, this’? And whose inscription?’” (CG)

In the previous verse, Jesus asked for the coin of the census. Complying with His request, they offered Him a denarius. With that now in His hand, Matthew next records, “And He says to them, ‘Whose, the ‘likeness, this’?’”

This is a new word, eikon, which signifies a likeness. HELPS Word Studies says “properly, ‘mirror-like representation,’ referring to what is very close in resemblance (like a ‘high-definition’…