5 occurrences

'Tax gatherer' in the Bible

After that He went out and noticed a tax collector named Levi sitting in the tax booth, and He said to him, “Follow Me.”

Verse ConceptsCommitment, to Jesus ChristChristlikenessApostles, Descriptiondiscipleship, nature ofInstructions About Followingtaxes

The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.

Verse ConceptsExtortion, Examples OfAttitudes, in prayerHypocrisy, Description OfPrejudiceStandingStatusTax CollectorsHypocrites, Description OfSelf DelusionEvildoersNot Like PeopleAvoid AdulteryWe Thank GodConfession of sin

But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’

Verse ConceptsContritionReconciliation, Of The World To GodRepentance, Examples OfRepentance, Nature OfConviction Of SinBeating OneselfBe Merciful!Far From Heredistancebreastspitytaxes

And there was a man called by the name of Zaccheus; he was a chief tax collector and he was rich.

Verse ConceptsWealthy People

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Tax-Gatherer (7 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּלס 
Balac 
Usage: 1

ἀπογράφω 
Apographo 
Usage: 4

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