1 And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world be enrolled --
2 this enrollment first came to pass when Cyrenius was governor of Syria --
3 and all were going to be enrolled, each to his proper city,
4 and Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, that is called Bethlehem, because of his being of the house and family of David,
5 to enroll himself with Mary his betrothed wife, being with child.
10 Pilate, therefore, saith to him, To me dost thou not speak? hast thou not known that I have authority to crucify thee, and I have authority to release thee?
11 Jesus answered, Thou wouldst have no authority against me, if it were not having been given thee from above; because of this, he who is delivering me up to thee hath greater sin.
9 for a door to me hath been opened -- great and effectual -- and withstanders [are] many.
25 Be agreeing with thy opponent quickly, while thou art in the way with him, that the opponent may not deliver thee to the judge, and the judge may deliver thee to the officer, and to prison thou mayest be cast,
26 verily I say to thee, thou mayest not come forth thence till that thou mayest pay the last farthing.
12 having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection.
13 Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,
14 whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;
18 and before governors and kings ye shall be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
19 And whenever they may deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye may speak, for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak;
15 Lo, nations as a drop from a bucket, And as small dust of the balance, have been reckoned, Lo, isles as a small thing He taketh up.
17 All the nations [are] as nothing before Him, Less than nothing and emptiness, They have been reckoned to Him.
8 To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other -- law he hath fulfilled,
1 Let every soul to the higher authorities be subject, for there is no authority except from God, and the authorities existing are appointed by God,
2 so that he who is setting himself against the authority, against Gods ordinance hath resisted; and those resisting, to themselves shall receive judgment.
3 For those ruling are not a terror to the good works, but to the evil; and dost thou wish not to be afraid of the authority? that which is good be doing, and thou shalt have praise from it,
4 for of God it is a ministrant to thee for good; and if that which is evil thou mayest do, be fearing, for not in vain doth it bear the sword; for of God it is a ministrant, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil.
5 Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience,
6 for because of this also pay ye tribute; for servants of God they are, on this very thing attending continually;
7 render, therefore, to all [their] dues; to whom tribute, the tribute; to whom custom, the custom; to whom fear, the fear; to whom honour, the honour.
17 tell us, therefore, what dost thou think? is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?
18 And Jesus having known their wickedness, said, Why me do ye tempt, hypocrites?
19 show me the tribute-coin? and they brought to him a denary;
20 and he saith to them, Whose [is] this image and the inscription?
21 they say to him, Caesars; then saith he to them, Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;
24 And they having come to Capernaum, those receiving the didrachms came near to Peter, and said, Your teacher -- doth he not pay the didrachms? He saith, Yes.
25 And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth -- from whom do they receive custom or poll-tax? from their sons or from the strangers?
26 Peter saith to him, From the strangers. Jesus said to him, Then are the sons free;
27 but, that we may not cause them to stumble, having gone to the sea, cast a hook, and the fish that hath come up first take thou up, and having opened its mouth, thou shalt find a stater, that having taken, give to them for me and thee.