'Taxes' in the Bible
And when Jesus was going from there, he saw a man whose name was Matthew, seated at the place where taxes were taken; and he said to him, Come after me. And he got up and went after him.
“Yes,” he said.When he went into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, “What do you think, Simon? Who do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes from? From their sons or from strangers?”
Tell us, therefore, what You think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
And when he went by, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, seated at the place where taxes were taken, and he said to him, Come with me. And he got up, and went with him.
When they came, they said to Him, “Teacher, we know You are truthful and defer to no one, for You don’t show partiality but teach truthfully the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?
Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire for taxes.
And after these things he went forth and saw a tax-gatherer, Levi by name, sitting at the receipt of taxes, and said to him, Follow me.
There was a man there called Zacchaeus, who was the local surveyor of taxes, and was wealthy.
Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
They began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, opposing payment of taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is the Messiah, a King.”
And for this reason you pay taxes, since the authorities are God’s public servants, continually attending to these tasks.