28 Bible Verses about taxes

from a principle of conscience. for this is the reason why you also pay tribute, because under God, they are continually

should we pay tribute to Cesar, or no?

render then, said he, to Cesar, what belongs to Cesar, and to God, what belongs to God.

to which Jesus reply'd, render to Cesar what belongs to Cesar, and to God what belongs to God. and they were surprized at the answer.

exact, said he, no more than what the law requires.

attending upon the publick administration. render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due, custom to whom custom, reverence to whom reverence, honour to whom honour.

shew me the tribute money. and they brought him a penny.

At that time, Cesar Augustus published an edict, to make a register of the Roman empire.

let me see a penny. and when they brought it, he asked them, whose image and inscription is this? they said, Cesar's.

but the Publican, who stood a good way lower, not daring to lift up even his eyes to heaven, only smote his breast, and said, O God, be merciful to me, who am a sinner.

he said, yes. and when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, what think you Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of others?

After this Jesus left the place, and seeing a publican named Levi, sitting at the custom-house, he said to him, follow me.

Peter said, of others. Jesus answered, then are the children free.

all the people, even the publicans, upon hearing him, gave glory to God, by receiving the baptism of John;

when they were come, they said to him, master, we know that you are sincere, that you are not influenced by any one, for you have no regard to the person of men: but teach us the way of God according to truth. now should we pay tribute to Cesar, or no? shall we pay, or shall we not pay?

And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute for the temple came to Peter, and said, does not your master pay tribute?

and he said unto them, whose image and inscription is this?

however, lest we should give offence, go you to the sea, throw in a book, and take the first fish that strikes: then open its jaws, and you will find a piece of money: that take, and give it to them for me and thee.

but if you love only them who love you, what reward can ye have? do not the heathens themselves do as much?

which of the two obey'd his father? they said, the first. Jesus reply'd, I declare to you, that the publicans and licentious people enter into the gospel kingdom before you.

As Jesus left that place, he saw one Matthew by name, sitting at the customhouse: and said to him, follow me. and he rose and followed him.

immediately he rose up, left all his affairs, and became his disciple.

and thus they began their charge, we found this man subverting our nation, opposing the giving tribute to Cesar, asserting that he himself is Christ the king.

which the Pharisees observing, why, said they to his disciples, is your master so familiar with publicans and such loose people?

I fast twice a week, and I pay the tythe of all I possess.

two men went to the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, the other a Publican.

James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, Philip and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the publican, James the son of Alpheus, and Labbeus, whose sirname was Thaddeus, Simon the zelot,

Then many of the Publicans, and people of a bad reputation gather'd about Jesus to hear him;