Ezr 4:13, 20, 6:8, Neh 5:4, Mat 17:24-27, 22:17-21, Mar 12:14-17 | ESV | STEP | Now be it known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and the walls finished , they will not pay tribute , custom , or toll , and the royal revenue will be impaired .

Ezra 4:13

13 Now be it known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and the walls finished, they will not pay ^atribute, custom, or toll, and the royal revenue will be impaired.

Ezra 4:20

20 And mighty kings have been over Jerusalem, ^bwho ruled over the whole province Beyond the River, to whom ^ctribute, custom, and toll were paid.

Ezra 6:8

8 Moreover, ^dI make a decree regarding what you shall do for these elders of the Jews for the rebuilding of this house of God. The cost is to be paid to these men in full and without delay from the royal revenue, the tribute of the province from Beyond the River.

Nehemiah 5:4

4 And there were those who said, “We have borrowed money for ^ethe king’s tax on our fields and our vineyards.

Matthew 17:24-27

The Temple Tax

24 ^fWhen they came to Capernaum, the collectors of ^gthe two-drachma tax went up to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the tax?” 25 He said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, ^h“What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or ⁱtax? From their sons or from others?” 26 And when he said, “From others,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free. 27 However, not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel. ^{▼▼Greek stater, a silver coin worth four drachmas or approximately one shekel} Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.”

Matthew 22:17-21

17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay ^ktaxes to ^lCaesar, or not?” 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why ^mput me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. ^{▼▼A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer} 20 And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” 21 They said, “Caesar’s.” Then he said to them, ^o“Therefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

Mark 12:14-17

14 And they came and said to him, “Teacher, ^pwe know that you are true and do not care about anyone’s opinion. For ^qyou are not swayed by appearances, ^{▼▼Greek you do not look at people’s faces} but truly teach ^sthe way of God. Is it lawful to pay ^ttaxes to ^uCaesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?” 15 But, knowing ^vtheir hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why ^wput me to the test? Bring me ^xa denarius ^{▼▼A denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer} and let me look at it.” 16 And they brought one. And he said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.” 17 Jesus said to them, ^z“Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” And they marveled at him.