to Jeremiah the prophet, and said to him, Let now our supplication come before your face, and pray to the Lord your God for this remnant; for we are left [but a] few out of many, as your eyes see.

And let the Lord your God declare to us the way in which we should walk, and the thing which we should do.

that you have wrought wickedness in your hearts, when you sent for me, saying, Pray for us to the Lord; and according to all that the Lord shall speak to you we will do.

But we request to hear from you the things which you think; for concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against."

And when you shall enter into the land which the Lord your God gives you, and shall inherit it and dwell in it, and shall say, I will set a ruler over me, as also the other nations round about me;

you shall surely set over you the ruler whom the Lord God shall choose: of your brothers you shall set over you a ruler; you shall not have power to set over you a stranger, because he is not your brother.

Now then let it be known to the king, that if that city be built up, and its walls completed, you shall have no tribute, neither will they pay [any tribute], and this injures kings.

Also this has been declared to you, with respect to all the priests, and Levites, the singers, porters, Nethinim and ministers of the house of God, let no tribute be [paid] to you; you shall not have power to oppress them.

And some said, We have borrowed money for the king's tributes- our fields, and our vineyards, and houses [are pledged].

and its produce [is] abundant for the kings whom You appointed over us because of our sins; and they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, as it pleases them, and we are in great affliction.

After this arose Judas the Galilean, in the days of the census, and caused considerable number of people after him to revolt. That one also perished, and as many as were persuaded by him were dispersed.

For on account of this you also pay taxes, for they are ministers of God, always giving attention to this very thing.

Render therefore to all their dues: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.

And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census be taken of all the empire.

From this [point] Pilate was seeking to release Him, but the Jews kept crying out, saying, "If you release this [Man], you are no friend of Caesar's. Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar."

Now it was the Preparation [Day] of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, "Behold your King!"

whom Jason has received; and these all practice contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying there is another king--Jesus."

while he defended himself, [saying], "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar did I commit any sin."