Matthew 22:17

Good News Translation

Tell us, then, what do you think? Is it against our Law to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, or not?”

Cross References

Ezra 4:13

Your Majesty, if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, the people will stop paying taxes, and your royal revenues will decrease.

Ezra 7:24

You are forbidden to collect any taxes from the priests, Levites, musicians, guards, workers, or anyone else connected with this Temple.

Nehemiah 5:4

Still others said, “We had to borrow money to pay the royal tax on our fields and vineyards.

Nehemiah 9:37

What the land produces goes to the kings that you put over us because we sinned. They do as they please with us and our livestock, and we are in deep distress!”

Jeremiah 42:20

that you are making a fatal mistake. You asked me to pray to the Lord our God for you, and you promised that you would do everything that he commands.

Matthew 17:25

“Of course,” Peter answered. When Peter went into the house, Jesus spoke up first, “Simon, what is your opinion? Who pays duties or taxes to the kings of this world? The citizens of the country or the foreigners?”

Matthew 22:18

Jesus, however, was aware of their evil plan, and so he said, “You hypocrites! Why are you trying to trap me?

Luke 2:1

At that time Emperor Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Roman Empire.

Luke 20:22

Tell us, is it against our Law for us to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, or not?”

Luke 3:1

It was the fifteenth year of the rule of Emperor Tiberius; Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip was ruler of the territory of Iturea and Trachonitis; Lysanias was ruler of Abilene,

Acts 17:7

and Jason has kept them in his house. They are all breaking the laws of the Emperor, saying that there is another king, whose name is Jesus.”

Acts 25:8

But Paul defended himself: “I have done nothing wrong against the Law of the Jews or against the Temple or against the Roman Emperor.”

Acts 28:22

But we would like to hear your ideas, because we know that everywhere people speak against this party to which you belong.”

Acts 5:37

After that, Judas the Galilean appeared during the time of the census; he drew a crowd after him, but he also was killed, and all his followers were scattered.