Matthew 22:17

Paying Taxes To Caesar

¹⁶ And they send out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one, for thou regardest not men's person; ¹⁷ tell us therefore what thou thinkest: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? ¹⁸ But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said, Why tempt ye me, hypocrites?

For Us

Is It Lawful

Pay Taxes to Caesar

Caesar

Cesar

No

Luke 2:1

But it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census should be made of all the habitable world.

Matthew 17:25

He says, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What dost thou think, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive custom or tribute? from their own sons or from strangers?

Deuteronomy 17:14-15

When thou comest unto the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are about me;

Ezra 4:13

Be it known therefore unto the king, that, if this city be built and the walls be completed, they will not pay tribute, tax, and toll, and in the end it will bring damage to the kings.

Ezra 7:24

Also we inform you, as regards all the priests and Levites, singers, doorkeepers, Nethinim, and ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, tax, and toll upon them.

Nehemiah 5:4

And there were that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and vineyards;

Nehemiah 9:37

And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: and they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure; and we are in great distress.

Jeremiah 42:2-3

came near and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication come before thee, and pray for us unto Jehovah thy God, for all this remnant (for we are left a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us);

Jeremiah 42:20

For ye deceived yourselves in your own souls, when ye sent me unto Jehovah your God, saying, Pray for us unto Jehovah our God; and according to all that Jehovah our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.

Luke 3:1

Now in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother tetrarch of Ituraea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

John 19:12-15

From this time Pilate sought to release him; but the Jews cried out saying, If thou releasest this man, thou art not a friend to Caesar. Every one making himself a king speaks against Caesar.

Acts 5:37

After him rose Judas the Galilean in the days of the census, and drew away a number of people after him; and he perished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.

Acts 17:7

whom Jason has received; and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying, that there is another king, Jesus.

Acts 25:8

Paul answering for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I offended in anything.

Acts 28:22

But we beg to hear of thee what thou thinkest, for as concerning this sect it is known to us that it is everywhere spoken against.

Romans 13:6-7

For on this account ye pay tribute also; for they are God's officers, attending continually on this very thing.