Jesus was there speaking about dividing one’s loyalties between God and riches, but he clearly felt that the same principle applied to involvement in politics ​ — as did his followers in the first century.
Yesus sedang berbicara tentang membagi keloyalan antara Allah dan kekayaan, tetapi ia tentu merasa bahwa prinsip serupa berlaku untuk keterlibatan dalam politik. Para pengikutnya di abad pertama juga merasa demikian.