<p>12:16 <i>And they brought it. And he said to them: Whose is this image and inscription? And they said to him: Caesar's- </i>He was setting them up for His point that whatever bears God's image and superscription is to be given to Him; and that refers to our body and whole lives. We have His signature on us; perhaps the Lord had in mind by this the idea that Israel were God's covenant people, His servants bearing His marks.</p>