"render unto Caesar" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-render unto Caesar.ogg Forms: renders unto Caesar [present, singular, third-person], rendering unto Caesar [participle, present], rendered unto Caesar [participle, past], rendered unto Caesar [past]
Etymology: From the Holy Bible (Matthew, 22:21): Then he said to them, “Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.” (KJV; spelling modernized) Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} render unto Caesar (third-person singular simple present renders unto Caesar, present participle rendering unto Caesar, simple past and past participle rendered unto Caesar)
  1. (idiomatic) To give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment. Wikipedia link: KJV Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Taxation Translations (to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment): ἀπόδοτε οὖν τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι καὶ τὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῷ Θεῷ (apódote oûn tà Kaísaros Kaísari kaì tà toû Theoû tôi Theôi) (Ancient Greek), rendre à César ce qui est à César (French), gebt dem Kaiser, was des Kaisers ist (German), adjátok meg a császárnak, ami a császáré (Hungarian), 皇帝のものは皇帝に (kōtei no mono wa kōtei ni) (Japanese), dai a César o que é de César (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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