Ezra 4:13
New Living Translation
13 And the king should know that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, it will be much to your disadvantage, for the Jews will then refuse to pay their tribute, customs, and tolls to you.
Ezra 7:24
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24 I also decree that no priest, Levite, singer, gatekeeper, Temple servant, or other worker in this Temple of God will be required to pay tribute, customs, or tolls of any kind.’
Romans 13:6-7
New Living Translation
6 Pay your taxes, too, for these same reasons. For government workers need to be paid. They are serving God in what they do. 7 Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those who are in authority.
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Nehemiah 5:4
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4 And others said, “We have had to borrow money on our fields and vineyards to pay our taxes.
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Matthew 17:25
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25 “Yes, he does,” Peter replied. Then he went into the house.
But before he had a chance to speak, Jesus asked him, “What do you think, Peter?[a] Do kings tax their own people or the people they have conquered?[b]”
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Matthew 9:9
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Jesus Calls Matthew
9 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him.
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Psalm 119:69
New Living Translation
69 Arrogant people smear me with lies,
but in truth I obey your commandments with all my heart.
Psalm 52:2
New Living Translation
2 All day long you plot destruction.
Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor;
you’re an expert at telling lies.
Ezra 4:20
New Living Translation
20 Powerful kings have ruled over Jerusalem and the entire province west of the Euphrates River, receiving tribute, customs, and tolls.
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