Romans 13:6
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6 This is also why you pay taxes,(A) for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing.
Luke 23:2
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2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We have found this man subverting our nation.(A) He opposes payment of taxes to Caesar(B) and claims to be Messiah, a king.”(C)
Luke 20:21-26
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21 So the spies questioned him: “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.(A) 22 Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
23 He saw through their duplicity and said to them, 24 “Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?”
“Caesar’s,” they replied.
25 He said to them, “Then give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s,(B) and to God what is God’s.”
26 They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became silent.
Mark 12:14-17
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14 They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it right to pay the imperial tax[a] to Caesar or not? 15 Should we pay or shouldn’t we?”
But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. “Why are you trying to trap me?” he asked. “Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.” 16 They brought the coin, and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
“Caesar’s,” they replied.
17 Then Jesus said to them, “Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.”(A)
And they were amazed at him.
Footnotes
- Mark 12:14 A special tax levied on subject peoples, not on Roman citizens
Matthew 22:17-21
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17 Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax[a](A) to Caesar or not?”
18 But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, “You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? 19 Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius, 20 and he asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?”
21 “Caesar’s,” they replied.
Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s,(B) and to God what is God’s.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 22:17 A special tax levied on subject peoples, not on Roman citizens
Matthew 17:24-27
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The Temple Tax
24 After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax(A) came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”
25 “Yes, he does,” he replied.
When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. “What do you think, Simon?” he asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes(B)—from their own children or from others?”
26 “From others,” Peter answered.
“Then the children are exempt,” Jesus said to him. 27 “But so that we may not cause offense,(C) go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.”
1 Chronicles 18:14
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David’s Officials(A)
14 David reigned(B) over all Israel,(C) doing what was just and right for all his people.
Romans 12:8
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8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement;(A) if it is giving, then give generously;(B) if it is to lead,[a] do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
Footnotes
- Romans 12:8 Or to provide for others
Job 29:7-17
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7 “When I went to the gate(A) of the city
and took my seat in the public square,
8 the young men saw me and stepped aside(B)
and the old men rose to their feet;(C)
9 the chief men refrained from speaking(D)
and covered their mouths with their hands;(E)
10 the voices of the nobles were hushed,(F)
and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.(G)
11 Whoever heard me spoke well of me,
and those who saw me commended me,(H)
12 because I rescued the poor(I) who cried for help,
and the fatherless(J) who had none to assist them.(K)
13 The one who was dying blessed me;(L)
I made the widow’s(M) heart sing.
14 I put on righteousness(N) as my clothing;
justice was my robe and my turban.(O)
15 I was eyes(P) to the blind
and feet to the lame.(Q)
16 I was a father to the needy;(R)
I took up the case(S) of the stranger.(T)
17 I broke the fangs of the wicked
and snatched the victims(U) from their teeth.(V)
Nehemiah 5:4
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4 Still others were saying, “We have had to borrow money to pay the king’s tax(A) on our fields and vineyards.
Ezra 6:8
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Ezra 4:20
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20 Jerusalem has had powerful kings ruling over the whole of Trans-Euphrates,(A) and taxes, tribute and duty were paid to them.
Ezra 4:13
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2 Samuel 8:5
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5 When the Arameans of Damascus(A) came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.
1 Samuel 7:16-17
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Deuteronomy 1:9-17
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The Appointment of Leaders
9 At that time I said to you, “You are too heavy a burden(A) for me to carry alone.(B) 10 The Lord your God has increased(C) your numbers(D) so that today you are as numerous(E) as the stars in the sky.(F) 11 May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase(G) you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised!(H) 12 But how can I bear your problems and your burdens and your disputes all by myself?(I) 13 Choose some wise, understanding and respected men(J) from each of your tribes, and I will set them over you.”
14 You answered me, “What you propose to do is good.”
15 So I took(K) the leading men of your tribes,(L) wise and respected men,(M) and appointed them to have authority over you—as commanders(N) of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties and of tens and as tribal officials.(O) 16 And I charged your judges at that time, “Hear the disputes between your people and judge(P) fairly,(Q) whether the case is between two Israelites or between an Israelite and a foreigner residing among you.(R) 17 Do not show partiality(S) in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone,(T) for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too hard for you, and I will hear it.”(U)
Exodus 18:13-27
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13 The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and they stood around him from morning till evening. 14 When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he said, “What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge, while all these people stand around you from morning till evening?”
15 Moses answered him, “Because the people come to me to seek God’s will.(A) 16 Whenever they have a dispute,(B) it is brought to me, and I decide between the parties and inform them of God’s decrees and instructions.”(C)
17 Moses’ father-in-law replied, “What you are doing is not good. 18 You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone.(D) 19 Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may God be with you.(E) You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their disputes(F) to him. 20 Teach them his decrees and instructions,(G) and show them the way they are to live(H) and how they are to behave.(I) 21 But select capable men(J) from all the people—men who fear(K) God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain(L)—and appoint them as officials(M) over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. 22 Have them serve as judges for the people at all times, but have them bring every difficult case(N) to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share(O) it with you. 23 If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to stand the strain, and all these people will go home satisfied.”
24 Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said. 25 He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders(P) of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.(Q) 26 They served as judges(R) for the people at all times. The difficult cases(S) they brought to Moses, but the simple ones they decided themselves.(T)
27 Then Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own country.(U)
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