Mat 17:25, 27, Rom 13:7 | ESV | STEP | He said , Yes . And when he came into the house , Jesus spoke to him first , saying , What do you think , Simon ? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tax ? From their sons or from others ?

Matthew 17:25

25 He said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, ^a“What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or ^btax? From their sons or from others?”

Matthew 17:27

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.”

Romans 13:7

7 ^dPay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed.