30 Bible Verses about taxes
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For because of this ye also fulfill taxes, for they are servants of God being devoted to this same thing.
And he said to them, Then render the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God.
And having answered, Jesus said to them, Render the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God. And they marveled at him.
And he said to them, Collect not one thing more than from what has been appointed for you.
Render therefore to all, the things due: tax to the man of tax, tribute to the man of tribute, fear to the man of fear, esteem to the man of esteem.
Now it came to pass in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to enroll all the world.
And they brought it. And he says to them, Whose is this image and inscription? And they said to him, Caesar's.
But the tax collector, having stood from afar, would not even lift his eyes to the sky, but beat upon his breast, saying, God, be thou merciful to me a sinful man.
He says, Yes. And when he entered into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What think thou, Simon? The kings of the earth, from whom do they take taxes or tribute, from their sons or from strangers?
And after these things he went forth and saw a tax collector, named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And he said to him, Follow me.
And Peter says to him, From strangers. Jesus said to him, Therefore the sons are free.
And all the people having heard, and the tax collectors who were immersed the immersion of John, justified God.
And when they came, they say to him, Teacher, we have seen that thou are true, and it is not a care to thee about any man, for thou look not to a personage of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it permitted to give tribute
And when they came to Capernaum, those who receive the double-drachma came to Peter, and said, Does not your teacher pay the double-drachma?
But, so that we might not offend them, after going to the sea, cast a hook. And take up the first fish coming up, and having opened its mouth, thou will find a four-drachma coin. After taking that, give thou to them for me and thee
For if ye love those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the tax collectors the same?
Then somebody shall stand up in his place who shall cause an exactor to pass through the glory of the kingdom, but within a few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
Which of the two did the will of the father? They say to him, The first. Jesus says to them, Truly I say to you, that the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
And passing forth from there, Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And he says to him, Follow me. And after rising, he followed him.
And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this man perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be Christ, a king.
And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with the tax collectors and sinners?
Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax collector.
Philip, and Bartholomew, Thomas, and Matthew the tax collector, James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus who was surnamed Thaddaeus,
Inasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions of wheat from him. Ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them. Ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.
From Thematic Bible
King » Taxes
and Adoram was over the men subject to task work, and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder,
Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram who was over the men subject to task work. And all Israel stoned him to death with stones. And king Rehoboam made speed to get up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
And some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute. The Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he-goats.
Taxes » Examples of
And when they came to Capernaum, those who receive the double-drachma came to Peter, and said, Does not your teacher pay the double-drachma?
And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh, but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh. He exacted the silver and the gold from the people of the land, of every one according to his t
And Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth. Only the land of the priests alone did not become Pharaoh's.
Let Pharaoh do [this], and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plentiful years.
And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
Taxes » General references to
And some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute. The Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he-goats.
And when they came to Capernaum, those who receive the double-drachma came to Peter, and said, Does not your teacher pay the double-drachma?
For because of this ye also fulfill taxes, for they are servants of God being devoted to this same thing.
And king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and upon the isles of the sea.
Tell us therefore, what does it seem to thee? Is it permitted to give tribute to Caesar or not?