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Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.
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Taxes as a Debt of Honor
Commentators explain that paying taxes is not just a legal requirement but a moral and spiritual duty. They are a 'due debt' paid to governing authorities who are God's 'servants' or 'public ministers.' This payment is a fair compensation for the stability and services they provide, making it a conscientious act of honoring God's established order.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Render therefore, etc. This injunction is often repeated in the Bible. See Barnes on Matthew 22:21.
See also Matthew 17:25-27; [Ref…
Dues (οφειλας). Debts, from οφειλω, to owe. Often so in the papyri, though not in Greek authors. In N.T. only here,[Reference Matt…
19th Century
Anglican
Tribute.—Rather, taxes—that is, taxes upon person or property as opposed to the customs levied upon goods. These were col…
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Building on his allusion to conscience, the apostle explains the payment of taxes. The more clearly a person recognizes that the governing authorit…
16th Century
Protestant
Render then to all what is due, etc. The Apostle seems here summarily to include the particulars in which the duties of subjects towards m…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Render therefore to all their dues To all princes, magistrates, and officers, that are placed over us, from the supr…
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The grace of the gospel teaches us submission and quiet, where pride and the carnal mind only see causes for murmuring and discontent. Whatever the…
13th Century
Catholic
After showing how a person should behave toward God by using the gifts of His grace, the Apostle now shows how a person should conduct hi…
