Give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's.

Later they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus to catch him in his words. They came to him and said, "Teacher, we know you are a man of integrity. You aren't swayed by men, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn't we?"

But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. "Why are you trying to trap me?" he asked. "Bring me a denarius and let me look at it." They brought the coin, and he asked them, "Whose portrait is this? And whose inscription?"

"Caesar's," they replied.

Then Jesus said to them, "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's"(Mark 12:13-17).

I read the previous passage again the other day and for the first time wondered what bears the portrait and inscription of God?

This verse then sprung to mind.

"So God created man
in his own image,
in the image of God
he created him;
male and female
he created them" (Genesis 1:27)

Then let us give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's.

Or you know, you can carry on sitting and thinking about that for a bit longer. ;)