Category: Culture/Artgt; gt; Literature
Analysis:
This is a sentence in the New Testament of the Bible, which can be translated as "render unto Caesar what is Caesar's and unto God what is God's."or"Pay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar--and God what belongs to God"
The background of this sentence is people who are dissatisfied with the teachings of Jesus A question was raised to embarrass Jesus, that is, how to deal with the relationship between religion and secular government. "Render to God the things that are God's, and render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's" was Jesus' answer. Because the highest authority in Palestine at that time was the Roman Empire, Caesar was the collective name for the emperors of the Roman Empire. This sentence means that the railway police are responsible for each section, and the water in the well does not interfere with the water in the river.
According to Christian belief, human life consists of two parts, physical life and spiritual life. Physical life points to earthly happiness and spiritual life points to heavenly happiness. Correspondingly, the state is responsible for people's worldly happiness, and heavenly happiness is realized through the church. Jesus said long ago: Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. That is to separate worldly power and spiritual power. Thus, in Western society, church and state became divided. The key to differentiation lies in the formation of independent churches, which are characterized by: unified super-secular beliefs; standardized religious life; strict and systematic canon law; highly organized and relatively independent church organizations.
The original text comes from the "Bible New Testament" "Give back to Ceasar what is Ceasar's and to God what is God's"
At that time, the Pharisees went out to discuss what to do. Jesus' words deceived him, so they sent their disciples to Jesus with the Herodians, saying, "Master, we know that you are an honest man and that you teach the word of God with integrity and that you show no partiality to anyone. Because you don't look at people's appearance. Tell us, what do you think? Is it okay to pay taxes to Caesar?" Jesus saw their evil intentions and said, "Why are you testing me, you hypocrites? Show me the tax money!" They gave him a denarius. Jesus said to him, "Whose image and inscription belong to him?" They said to him, "It belongs to Caesar." Jesus said to him, "Render to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's." When they heard this, they were astonished and left. He's gone.
——"Matthew" Chapter 22, Verses 15 to 21
Most scholars believe that this sentence means: human life is composed of It consists of two parts, physical life and spiritual life. "Render to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's" means to separate secular power and spiritual power. In other words, politics (that is, "Caesar - physical life - secular power) and religion (God - spiritual life - spiritual power) should be dealt with separately.
Some people think that this sentence The words are to ask people to abide by their duties and do what they should do, to stay in their positions and do their best to ensure the balance and stability of society.