Matthew 22:17

Paying Taxes To Caesar

¹⁶ They sent their disciples with the Herodians to Jesus. They said: Teacher we know you are truthful. You teach the way of God in truth. And you are not partial to the influence of men. ¹⁷ Tell us then, what do You think? Is it lawful to give a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?” ¹⁸ Jesus perceived their wickedness. He said: Why do you test me, you hypocrites?

For Us

Is It Lawful

Pay Taxes to Caesar

Caesar

Cesar

No

Luke 2:1

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of all the inhabited earth.

Matthew 17:25

He said: Yes. When he entered the house, Jesus said to him: What is your opinion, Simon? Who pays the tax assessed by the kings of the earth? Is it from their sons or from other people?

Deuteronomy 17:14-15

Enter the land Jehovah your God gives you. Possess it and live in it. You will say: I will set a king over me like all the nations who are around me,

Ezra 4:13

The king may be certain that when the town and its wall are completely rebuilt they will pay no tax or payment in goods or forced payments, and in the end it will be a cause of loss to the kings.

Ezra 7:24

In addition, we make it clear to you, that it will be against the law to put any tax or payment in goods or forced payment on any of the priests or Levites, the music-makers, doorkeepers, Nethinim, or any servants of this house of God.

Nehemiah 5:4

Yet others said: We have given up our fields and our vine-gardens to get money for the king's taxes.

Nehemiah 9:37

And it gives much increase to the kings whom you have put over us because of our sins. They have power over our bodies and over our cattle at their pleasure, and we are in great trouble.

Jeremiah 42:2-3

They said to me: Please do what we ask you! Pray to Jehovah our God for us. Pray for all of us who have survived. Once there were many of us. Now there are only a few of us left, as you can see.

Jeremiah 42:20

You are making a fatal mistake. You asked me to pray to Jehovah our God for you, and you promised that you would do everything that he commands.

Luke 3:1

It was the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judaea. Herod served as tetrarch of Galilee. Herod's brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis. Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene.

John 19:12-15

As a result of this Pilate sought to release him. The Jews cried out: If you release this man you are not Caesar's friend. Every one that makes himself a king speaks against Caesar.

Acts 5:37

After this man Judas of Galilee rose in the days of the taxing, and drew away many people after him. He also perished and all who obeyed him dispersed.

Acts 17:7

Jason welcomed them. They all act contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.

Acts 25:8

Paul defended himself: Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I committed any sin.

Acts 28:22

We desire to hear your opinion concerning this sect. We have knowledge that it is attacked in all places.

Romans 13:6-7

That is why you pay taxes. They are God's ministers continually serving this very purpose.