Bible Cross References
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Ezra 4:13
Your Majesty, if this city is rebuilt and its walls are completed, the people will stop paying taxes, and your royal revenues will decrease.
Ezra 4:20
Powerful kings have reigned there and have ruled over the entire province of West-of-Euphrates, collecting taxes and revenue.
Ezra 6:8
I hereby command you to help them rebuild it. Their expenses are to be paid promptly out of the royal funds received from taxes in West-of-Euphrates, so that the work is not interrupted.
Nehemiah 5:4
Still others said, "We had to borrow money to pay the royal tax on our fields and vineyards.
Matthew 17:24-27
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When Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax came to Peter and asked, "Does your teacher pay the Temple tax?"
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"Of course," Peter answered. When Peter went into the house, Jesus spoke up first, "Simon, what is your opinion? Who pays duties or taxes to the kings of this world? The citizens of the country or the foreigners?"
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"The foreigners," answered Peter. "Well, then," replied Jesus, "that means that the citizens don't have to pay.
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But we don't want to offend these people. So go to the lake and drop in a line. Pull up the first fish you hook, and in its mouth you will find a coin worth enough for my Temple tax and yours. Take it and pay them our taxes."
Matthew 22:17-21
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Tell us, then, what do you think? Is it against our Law to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, or not?"
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Jesus, however, was aware of their evil plan, and so he said, "You hypocrites! Why are you trying to trap me?
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Show me the coin for paying the tax!" They brought him the coin,
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and he asked them, "Whose face and name are these?"
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"The Emperor's," they answered. So Jesus said to them, "Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God."
Mark 12:14-17
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They came to him and said, "Teacher, we know that you tell the truth, without worrying about what people think. You pay no attention to anyone's status, but teach the truth about God's will for people. Tell us, is it against our Law to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor? Should we pay them or not?"
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But Jesus saw through their trick and answered, "Why are you trying to trap me? Bring a silver coin, and let me see it."
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They brought him one, and he asked, "Whose face and name are these?" "The Emperor's," they answered.
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So Jesus said, "Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God." And they were amazed at Jesus.
Luke 20:21-26
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These spies said to Jesus, "Teacher, we know that what you say and teach is right. We know that you pay no attention to anyone's status, but teach the truth about God's will for people.
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Tell us, is it against our Law for us to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor, or not?"
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But Jesus saw through their trick and said to them,
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"Show me a silver coin. Whose face and name are these on it?" "The Emperor's," they answered.
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So Jesus said, "Well, then, pay to the Emperor what belongs to the Emperor, and pay to God what belongs to God."
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There before the people they could not catch him in a thing, so they kept quiet, amazed at his answer.
Luke 23:2
where they began to accuse him: "We caught this man misleading our people, telling them not to pay taxes to the Emperor and claiming that he himself is the Messiah, a king."
attending
Romans 12:8
if it is to encourage others, we should do so. Whoever shares with others should do it generously; whoever has authority should work hard; whoever shows kindness to others should do it cheerfully.
Exodus 18:13-27
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The next day Moses was settling disputes among the people, and he was kept busy from morning till night.
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When Jethro saw everything that Moses had to do, he asked, "What is all this that you are doing for the people? Why are you doing this all alone, with people standing here from morning till night to consult you?"
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Moses answered, "I must do this because the people come to me to learn God's will.
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When two people have a dispute, they come to me, and I decide which one of them is right, and I tell them God's commands and laws."
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Then Jethro said, "You are not doing this right.
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You will wear yourself out and these people as well. This is too much for you to do alone.
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Now let me give you some good advice, and God will be with you. It is right for you to represent the people before God and bring their disputes to him.
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You should teach them God's commands and explain to them how they should live and what they should do.
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But in addition, you should choose some capable men and appoint them as leaders of the people: leaders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. They must be God-fearing men who can be trusted and who cannot be bribed.
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Let them serve as judges for the people on a permanent basis. They can bring all the difficult cases to you, but they themselves can decide all the smaller disputes. That will make it easier for you, as they share your burden.
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If you do this, as God commands, you will not wear yourself out, and all these people can go home with their disputes settled."
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Moses took Jethro's advice
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and chose capable men from among all the Israelites. He appointed them as leaders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
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They served as judges for the people on a permanent basis, bringing the difficult cases to Moses but deciding the smaller disputes themselves.
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Then Moses said good-bye to Jethro, and Jethro went back home.
Deuteronomy 1:9-17
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Moses said to the people, "While we were still at Mount Sinai, I told you, 'The responsibility for leading you is too much for me. I can't do it alone.
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The LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.
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May the LORD, the God of your ancestors, make you increase a thousand times more and make you prosperous, as he promised!
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But how can I alone bear the heavy responsibility for settling your disputes?
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Choose some wise, understanding, and experienced men from each tribe, and I will put them in charge of you.'
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And you agreed that this was a good thing to do.
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So I took the wise and experienced leaders you chose from your tribes, and I placed them in charge of you. Some were responsible for a thousand people, some for a hundred, some for fifty, and some for ten. I also appointed other officials throughout the tribes.
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"At that time I instructed them, 'Listen to the disputes that come up among your people. Judge every dispute fairly, whether it concerns only your own people or involves foreigners who live among you.
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Show no partiality in your decisions; judge everyone on the same basis, no matter who they are. Do not be afraid of anyone, for the decisions you make come from God. If any case is too difficult for you, bring it to me, and I will decide it.'
1 Samuel 7:16
Every year he would go around to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah, and in these places he would settle disputes.
1 Samuel 7:17
Then he would go back to his home in Ramah, where also he would serve as judge. In Ramah he built an altar to the LORD.
2 Samuel 8:5
When the Syrians of Damascus sent an army to help King Hadadezer, David attacked it and killed twenty-two thousand men.
1 Chronicles 18:14
David ruled over all Israel and made sure that his people were always treated fairly and justly.
Job 29:7-17
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Whenever the city elders met and I took my place among them,
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young men stepped aside as soon as they saw me, and old men stood up to show me respect.
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The leaders of the people would stop talking;
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even the most important men kept silent.
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Everyone who saw me or heard of me had good things to say about what I had done.
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When the poor cried out, I helped them; I gave help to orphans who had nowhere to turn.
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People who were in deepest misery praised me, and I helped widows find security.
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I have always acted justly and fairly.
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I was eyes for the blind, and feet for the lame.
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I was like a father to the poor and took the side of strangers in trouble.
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I destroyed the power of cruel men and rescued their victims.