Pro 24:21, Mat 17:25-27, Luk 23:2, Rom 13:7 | ESV | STEP | My son , fear the Lord and the king , and do not join with those who do otherwise ,

Proverbs 24:21

21 My son, ^afear the Lord and the king,
and do not join with those who do otherwise,

Matthew 17:25-27

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

Luke 23:2

2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man ^emisleading our nation and ^fforbidding us to give tribute to ^gCaesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, ^ha king.”

Romans 13:7

7 ⁱPay 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.