Luke 20:22 - Easy To Read Version Tell us, is it right that we should pay taxes to Caesar {\cf2\super [315]} ? Yes or No?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cæsar, or no? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar or not? American Standard Version (1901) Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cæsar, or not? Common English Bible Does the Law allow people to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” Catholic Public Domain Version Is it lawful for us to pay the tribute to Caesar, or not?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or no? |
Also, King Artaxerxes, you should know that if Jerusalem and its walls are built again, the people of Jerusalem will stop paying their taxes. They will stop sending money to honor you. They also will stop paying duty taxes. And the king will lose all that money.
We have been guilty of many, many sins from the days of our ancestors until now. We sinned so our kings and priests were punished. Foreign kings attacked us and took our people away. Those kings took away our wealth and made us ashamed. It is the same even today.
And still other people were saying, “We have to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards. But we can’t afford to pay, so we are having to borrow money to pay the tax.
The harvest is big in this land.\par But we sinned, so that harvest\par goes to the kings you put over us.\par Those kings control us and our cattle.\par They do anything they want.\par We are in a lot of trouble.\par
So the men asked Jesus, “Teacher, we know that what you say and teach is true. It doesn’t matter who is listening—you teach the same to all people. You always teach the truth about God’s way.
But Jesus knew that these men were trying to trick him. Jesus said to them,
They began to accuse Jesus. They told Pilate, “We caught this man trying to change the thinking of our people. He says we should not pay taxes to Caesar. {\cf2\super [369]} He calls himself the Christ, {\cf2\super [370]} a king.”
Later, a man named Judas came from Galilee. It was at the time of the registration. {\cf2\super [103]} He led a group of followers, too. He was also killed. And all his followers were scattered and ran away.
Give all people what you owe them. If you owe them any kind of tax, then pay it. Show respect to the people you should respect. And show honor to the people you should honor.
When that happens, then you must be sure to choose the king that the Lord chooses. The king over you must be one of your own people. You must not make a foreigner your king.