Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?

Bible References

General references

Deuteronomy 17:15
you shall surely set him king over yourselves, whom Yahweh your God shall choose: one from among your brothers you shall set king over you; you may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.
Ezra 4:13
Be it known now to the king that if this city is built, and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and in the end it will be hurtful to the kings.
Ezra 9:7
Since the days of our fathers we have been exceeding guilty to this day; and for our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests, have been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plunder, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
Nehemiah 5:4
There were also some who said, "We have borrowed money for the king's tribute using our fields and our vineyards as collateral.
Nehemiah 9:37
It yields much increase to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins: also they have power over our bodies, and over our livestock, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
Matthew 22:17
Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"
Mark 12:14
When they had come, they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don't defer to anyone; for you aren't partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
Acts 5:37
After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the enrollment, and drew away some people after him. He also perished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.