Be it known now to the king that if this city is built, and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and in the end it will be hurtful to the kings.
Luke 20:22 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?* 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? |
Be it known now to the king that if this city is built, and the walls finished, they will not pay tribute, custom, or toll, and in the end it will be hurtful to the kings.
Since the days of our fathers we have been exceeding guilty to this day; and for our iniquities have we, our kings, and our Kohanim, been delivered into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to plunder, and to confusion of face, as it is this day.
There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute [on] our fields and our vineyards.
It yields much increase to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins: also they have power over our bodies, and over our livestock, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
He said, *Yes.* When he came into the house, Yeshua anticipated him, saying, *What do you think, Shim`on? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?*
They asked him, *Rabbi, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren't partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.
But he perceived their craftiness, and said to them, *Why do you test me?
They began to accuse him, saying, *We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Messiah, a king.*
After this man, Yehudah of the Galil rose up in the days of the enrollment, and drew away some people after him. He also perished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.
Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.
you shall surely set him king over you, whom the LORD your God shall choose: one from among your brothers shall you set king over you; you may not put a foreigner over you, who is not your brother.