Matthew 22:17

Paying Taxes To Caesar

¹⁶ And they send out their disciples to him, with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou are true, and teach the way of God in truth, and it is not a concern to thee about a man, for thou look not to the personage of men. ¹⁷ Tell us therefore, what does it seem to thee? Is it permitted to give tribute to Caesar or not? ¹⁸ But Jesus having known their wickedness, said, Why do ye tempt me, ye hypocrites?

For Us

Is It Lawful

Pay Taxes to Caesar

Caesar

Cesar

No

Luke 2:1

Now it came to pass in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to enroll all the world.

Matthew 17:25

He says, Yes. And when he entered into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What think thou, Simon? The kings of the earth, from whom do they take taxes or tribute, from their sons or from strangers?

Deuteronomy 17:14-15

When thou have come to the land which LORD thy God gives thee, and shall possess it, and shall dwell in it, and shall say, I will set a king over me like all the nations that are round about me,

Ezra 4:13

Be it known now to the king, that, if this city be 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 7:24

Also we certify to you, that concerning any of the priests and Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim, or servants of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, custom, or toll, upon them.

Nehemiah 5:4

There were also who said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute [upon] our fields and our vineyards.

Nehemiah 9:37

And it yields much increase to the kings whom thou have set over us because of our sins. Also they have power over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

Jeremiah 42:2-3

and said to Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we pray thee, our supplication be presented before thee, and pray for us to LORD thy God, even for all this remnant, for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us,

Jeremiah 42:20

For ye have dealt deceitfully against your own souls. For ye sent me to LORD your God, saying, Pray for us to LORD our God, and according to all that LORD our God shall say, so declare to us, and we will do it.

Luke 3:1

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip being tetrarch of the region belonging to Ituraea, and of the region of

John 19:12-15

From this Pilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou release this man, thou are not Caesar's friend. Every man who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.

Acts 5:37

After this man Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the registration, and drew a considerable crowd behind him. That man was also destroyed, and all, as many as were persuaded by him, were scattered.

Acts 17:7

whom Jason has received. And all these men are acting against the decrees of Caesar, asserting another man to be king, Jesus.

Acts 25:8

while he was defending, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I transgressed anything.

Acts 28:22

But we think it worthy to hear from thee what thou think. For indeed about this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.

Romans 13:6-7

For because of this ye also fulfill taxes, for they are servants of God being devoted to this same thing.