Romans 13:6

For this reason you pay taxes, since rulers are God's servants devoted to governing.

Cross-references · 16

• Matt 22:17–21Tell us therefore, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
• Luke 23:2They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”
• Luke 20:21–26They asked him, “Teacher, we know that you say and teach what is right, and aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God.
• Mark 12:14–17When they had come, they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don’t defer to anyone; for you aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
• Matt 17:24–27When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the didrachma?”
• 1 Chr 18:14David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness for all his people.
• Exod 18:13–27On the next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from the morning to the evening.
• Job 29:7–17when I went out to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.
• Ezra 4:20There have also been mighty kings over Jerusalem, who have ruled over all the country beyond the River; and tribute, custom, and toll, was paid to them.
• Ezra 6:8Moreover I make a decree what you shall do for these elders of the Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the River, expenses must be given with all diligence to these men, that they not be hindered.
• Deut 1:9–17I spoke to you at that time, saying, “I am not able to bear you myself alone.
• Ezra 4:13Be 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.
• Rom 12:8or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
• Neh 5:4There were also some who said, “We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute using our fields and our vineyards as collateral.
• 2 Sam 8:5When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck twenty two thousand men of the Syrians.
• 1 Sam 7:16–17He went from year to year in a circuit to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.

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