And they brought one. Then [Jesus] said to them, “Whose head is this, and whose title?” They answered, “The emperor’s.” Jesus said to them, “Give to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they were utterly amazed at him.

Mark 12:16-17.

From the “Forward Day by Day” publication produced by the ForwardMovement, an agency of The Episcopal Church.