A payment made by one nation to another to show respect and acknowledge their authority.
All Scripture References (4)
Luke (2)
Luke 20:22
Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
Luke 23:2
And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”
Romans (2)
Romans 13:6
This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.
Romans 13:7
Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.