Phrase guide

render unto Caesar

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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History

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)

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: rendre à César ce qui est à César — to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment
  • German: gebt dem Kaiser, was des Kaisers ist — to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment
  • Ancient Greek: ἀπόδοτε οὖν τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι καὶ τὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῷ Θεῷ (apódote oûn tà Kaísaros Kaísari kaì tà toû Theoû tōî Theōî) — to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment
  • Hindi: जो क़ैसर का है, उसे क़ैसर को दो (jo qaisar kā hai, use qaisar ko do) — to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment
  • Hungarian: adjátok meg a császárnak, ami a császáré — to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment
  • Japanese: 皇帝のものは皇帝に (kōtei no mono wa kōtei ni) — to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment
  • Portuguese: dai a César o que é de César — to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment
  • Spanish: dar a César lo que es de César — to give (something) to one's state or government, especially in the form of a tax payment