28 Bible Verses about taxes

for the same reason as you pay taxes ??since magistrates are God's officers, bent upon the maintenance of order and authority.

Is it right for us to pay tribute to Caesar or not?"

"Well then," he said to them, "give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what belongs to God."

Jesus said to them, "Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give God what belongs to God." He astonished them.

He said to them, "Never exact more than your fixed rate."

Pay them all their respective dues, tribute to one, taxes to another, respect to this man, honour to that.

Show me the coin for taxes." So they brought him a shilling.

Now in those days an edict was issued by Caesar Augustus for a census of the whole world.

So they brought one. He said, "Whose likeness, whose inscription is this?" "Caesar's," they said.

But the taxgatherer stood far away and would not lift even his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'O God, have mercy on me for my sins!'

He said, "Yes." But when he went indoors Jesus spoke first; "Tell me, Simon," he said, "from whom do earthly kings collect customs or taxes? Is it from their own people or from aliens?"

On going outside after this he noticed a taxgatherer called Levi sitting at the tax-office and said to him, "Follow me";

"From aliens," he said. Then Jesus said to him, "So their own people are exempt.

(On hearing this all the people and the taxgatherers acknowledged the justice of God, as they had been baptized with the baptism of John;

They came up and said to him, "Teacher, we know you are sincere and fearless; you do not court human favour, you teach the Way of God honestly. Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?

When they reached Capharnahum, the collectors of the temple-tax came and asked Peter, "Does your teacher not pay the temple-tax?"

Then Jesus said to them, "Whose likeness, whose inscription is this?"

However, not to give any offence to them, go to the sea, throw a hook in, and take the first fish you bring up. Open its mouth and you will find a five-shilling piece; take that and give it to them for me and for yourself."

For if you love only those who love you, what reward do you get for that? do not the very taxgatherers do as much?

Which of the two did the will of the father?" They said, "The last." Jesus said to them, "I tell you truly, the taxgatherers and harlots are going into the Realm of God before you.

As Jesus passed along from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax-office; he said to him, "Follow me"; and he rose and followed him.

he rose, left everything and followed him.

They proceeded to accuse him, saying, "We have discovered this fellow perverting our nation, forbidding tribute being paid to Caesar, and alleging he is king messiah."

So when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with taxgatherers and sinners?"

Twice a week I fast; on all my income I pay tithes.'

"Two men went up to pray in the temple; one was a Pharisee and the other was a taxgatherer.

Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas and Matthew the taxgatherer, James the son of Alphaeus and Lebbaeus whose surname is Thaddaeus,

Now the tax gatherers and sinners were all approaching him to listen to him,