Bible Verses about “tax collectors”

“for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn't bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.”

“Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.”

“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.”

“Therefore he who resists the authority, withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.”

“For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God's service, attending continually on this very thing.”

“For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the same,”

“Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience' sake.”

“"If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother.”

“But if he doesn't listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.”

“If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector.”

“For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don't even the tax collectors do the same?”

“"But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.”

“for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.' They began to celebrate.”

“"Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.”

“"He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.”

“The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'”

“Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate;”

“But when he came to himself he said, 'How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough to spare, and I'm dying with hunger!”

“I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight.”

“I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants."'”

“He wanted to fill his belly with the husks that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.”

“Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.”

“But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.'"”

“He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.”

“He said, "A certain man had two sons.”

“The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of your property.' He divided his livelihood between them.”

“When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.”

“"He said to him, 'Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.”

“But he answered his father, 'Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.”

“I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.”

“He called one of the servants to him, and asked what was going on.”

“He said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and healthy.'”

“But he was angry, and would not go in. Therefore his father came out, and begged him.”

“But when this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.'”

“I fast twice a week. I give tithes of all that I get.'”

“I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted."”

“"Two men went up into the temple to pray; one was a Pharisee, and the other was a tax collector.”

“The Pharisee stood and prayed to himself like this: 'God, I thank you, that I am not like the rest of men, extortioners, unrighteous, adulterers, or even like this tax collector.”

“But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn't even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!'”

“"Which of you men, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn't leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost, until he found it?”

“When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing.”

“When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!'”

“Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting."”

“He told them this parable.”

“He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others.”

“Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming close to him to hear him.”

“The Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, "This man welcomes sinners, and eats with them."”

“Or what woman, if she had ten drachma coins, if she lost one drachma coin, wouldn't light a lamp, sweep the house, and seek diligently until she found it?”

“When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found the drachma which I had lost.'”

“As Jesus passed by from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax collection office. He said to him, "Follow me." He got up and followed him.”