Verse 6

This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are servants of God, continually attending to this very thing.

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  • Matt 17:24-27 : 24 When they arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax came to Peter and asked, 'Doesn’t your Teacher pay the temple tax?' 25 'Yes, He does,' Peter replied. When Peter entered the house, Jesus was the first to speak. 'What do you think, Simon?' He asked. 'From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes—from their own sons or from others?' 26 'From others,' Peter answered. 'Then the sons are exempt,' Jesus said to him. 27 But so that we do not cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.
  • Matt 22:17-21 : 17 Tell us, then, what you think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? 18 But Jesus, perceiving their malice, said, 'Why are you testing me, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin used for the tax.' So they brought him a denarius. 20 And he said to them, 'Whose image and inscription is this? 21 They said, 'Caesar’s.' Then he said to them, 'Therefore, give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.'
  • Mark 12:14-17 : 14 When they came, they said to him, 'Teacher, we know that you are truthful and you don't show partiality to anyone, for you do not regard the appearance of people but teach the way of God truthfully. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn't we?' 15 But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, 'Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius so that I may see it.' 16 They brought it, and he asked them, 'Whose image and inscription is this?' They replied to him, 'Caesar’s.' 17 Jesus said to them, 'Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.' And they were amazed at him.
  • Luke 20:21-26 : 21 So they questioned him, saying, 'Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in truth. 22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?' 23 But he perceived their craftiness and said to them, 'Why are you testing me?' 24 Show me a denarius. Whose image and inscription does it have?' They answered, 'Caesar’s.' 25 He said to them, 'Then give back to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.' 26 They were unable to trap him in his words in front of the people, and amazed at his answer, they became silent.
  • Luke 23:2 : 2 They began to accuse Him, saying, 'We found this man misleading our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and claiming to be Christ, a King.'
  • Rom 12:8 : 8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then do so generously; if it is leading, do it diligently; if it is showing mercy, do it cheerfully.
  • Exod 18:13-27 : 13 The next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening. 14 When Moses’ father-in-law saw everything he was doing for the people, he said, 'What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, while all the people stand around you from morning till evening?' 15 Moses answered his father-in-law, 'Because the people come to me to inquire of God.' 16 Whenever they have a dispute, they come to me to seek judgment. I decide between one person and another and make known the statutes of God and His laws. 17 Moses' father-in-law said to him, 'What you are doing is not good.' 18 You and these people who come to you will surely wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone. 19 Now listen to me; I will give you advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people's representative before God and bring their disputes to Him. 20 Teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way they must walk and the work they must do. 21 But select capable men from among all the people—men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain. Appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. 22 Let them judge the people at all times. Have them bring every difficult case to you, but have them decide simple cases themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you. 23 If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to endure, and all these people will go home satisfied and at peace. 24 Moses listened to his father-in-law’s advice and did everything he said. 25 He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. 26 They judged the people at all times. They brought the difficult cases to Moses, but they decided the simple ones themselves. 27 Then Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own land.
  • Deut 1:9-9 : 9 At that time I said to you, 'I cannot carry you by myself alone. 10 The LORD your God has multiplied you, and now you are as numerous as the stars in the sky. 11 May the LORD, the God of your fathers, increase you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you as He has promised. 12 But how can I alone bear your troubles, your burdens, and your disputes? 13 Choose for yourselves wise, discerning, and known men from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders. 14 And you answered me and said, 'What you have proposed is good for us to do.' 15 So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and known men, and appointed them as heads over you—leaders over thousands, hundreds, fifties, tens, and officers for your tribes. 16 At that time, I commanded your judges, saying, 'Hear the disputes between your brothers and judge fairly between a man and his brother or the foreigner who is residing among them.' 17 Do not show partiality in judgment; hear both small and great alike. Do not be afraid of anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring any case that is too difficult for you to me, and I will hear it.
  • 1 Sam 7:16-17 : 16 Each year, Samuel traveled in a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places. 17 But he always returned to Ramah, where his home was. There he judged Israel and also built an altar to the LORD.
  • 2 Sam 8:5 : 5 When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.
  • 1 Chr 18:14 : 14 David reigned over all Israel, and he administered justice and righteousness for all his people.
  • Ezra 4:13 : 13 Now let it be known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, they will not pay tribute, taxes, or customs, and the king’s treasury will suffer.
  • Ezra 4:20 : 20 Mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the entire region beyond the River, and taxes, tribute, and customs were paid to them.
  • Ezra 6:8 : 8 Moreover, I issue a decree as to what you are to do for these elders of the Jews in the rebuilding of this house of God: The expenses are to be fully paid to these men from the royal treasury from the tributes of the region Beyond the River, so that the work is not hindered.
  • Neh 5:4 : 4 Still others were saying, 'We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.'
  • Job 29:7-9 : 7 When I went out to the city gate, and took my seat in the public square, 8 the young men saw me and stepped aside, and the aged stood and rose to their feet. 9 Leaders refrained from speaking and laid their hands on their mouths. 10 The voices of nobles quieted, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths. 11 For when the ear heard me, it called me blessed, and when the eye saw me, it gave testimony about me. 12 Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no helper. 13 The blessing of the one about to perish came upon me, and I made the widow's heart sing for joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban. 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. 16 I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of one I did not know. 17 I broke the jaws of the wicked and snatched the prey from his teeth.