Matthew 22:16

Paying Taxes To Caesar

¹⁵ Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words. ¹⁶ And they *sent their disciples to Him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and teach the way of God in truth, and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any. ¹⁷ Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?"

Do Not Fear

In Sin

Show Partiality

Sons of Men

Way of God

Herod

Herodians

No

Mark 3:6

The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.

Mark 8:15

And he cautioned them, saying, "Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod."

Deuteronomy 33:9

who said of his father and mother, 'I regard them not'; he disowned his brothers and ignored his children. For they observed your word and kept your covenant.

1 Kings 22:14

But Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, what the LORD says to me, that I will speak."

Job 32:21-22

I will not show partiality to any man or use flattery toward any person.

Psalm 5:9

For there is no truth in their mouth; their inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue.

Psalm 12:2

Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

Psalm 55:21

His speech was smooth as butter, yet war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

Proverbs 29:5

A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

Isaiah 59:13-15

transgressing, and denying the LORD, and turning back from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart lying words.

Jeremiah 9:3-5

They bend their tongue like a bow; falsehood and not truth has grown strong in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, declares the LORD.

Ezekiel 33:30-31

"As for you, son of man, your people who talk together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, say to one another, each to his brother, 'Come, and hear what the word is that comes from the LORD.'

Micah 3:9-12

Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who detest justice and make crooked all that is straight,

Malachi 2:6

True instruction was in his mouth, and no wrong was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from iniquity.

Malachi 2:9

and so I make you despised and abased before all the people, inasmuch as you do not keep my ways but show partiality in your instruction."

Matthew 16:11-12

How is it that you fail to understand that I did not speak about bread? Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

Matthew 22:24

saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies having no children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up children for his brother.'

Matthew 22:26

So too the second and third, down to the seventh.

Matthew 26:18

He said, "Go into the city to a certain man and say to him, 'The Teacher says, My time is at hand. I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.'"

Matthew 26:49

And he came up to Jesus at once and said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" And he kissed him.

Mark 10:17

And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Mark 12:14

And they came and said to him, "Teacher, we know that you are true and do not care about anyone's opinion. For you are not swayed by appearances, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?"

Luke 7:40

And Jesus answering said to him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he answered, "Say it, Teacher."

Luke 20:21

So they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and show no partiality, but truly teach the way of God.

John 7:18

The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.

John 14:6

Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

John 18:37

Then Pilate said to him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world--to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice."

2 Corinthians 2:17

For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:2

But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.

2 Corinthians 5:16

From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer.

Galatians 1:10

For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Galatians 2:6

And from those who seemed to be influential (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)--those, I say, who seemed influential added nothing to me.

1 Thessalonians 2:4

but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.

1 John 5:20

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.