Mat 17:25-27, Rom 13:7, 1Pe 2:17 | 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 17:25-27

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?” 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.”

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.

1 Peter 2:17

17 ^eHonor everyone. ^fLove the brotherhood. ^gFear God. Honor the emperor.