Legalidades

1 Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities, 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, has resisted against God’s ordinance; and those resisting will receive judgment to themselves. 3 For those ruling are not a terror to the good works, but to the evil; and do you wish to not be afraid of the authority? Be doing that which is good, and you will have praise from it, 4 for it is a servant of God to you for good; and if you may do that which is evil, be fearing, for it does not bear the sword in vain; for it is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who is doing that which is evil. 5 For this reason it is necessary to be subject, not only because of the wrath, but also because of the conscience, 6 for because of this you also pay tribute; for they are servants of God, 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 honor, the honor.

8 To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other—he has fulfilled law,

12 having your behavior right among the nations, so that whenever they speak against you as evildoers, seeing [your] good works, they may glorify God in [the] 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 evildoers, and a praise of those doing good;

17 tell us, therefore, what do You think? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?" 18 And Jesus having known their wickedness, said, "Why do you tempt Me, hypocrites? 19 Show Me the tribute-coin." And they brought to Him a denarius; 20 and He says to them, "Whose [is] this image and the inscription?" 21 They say to Him, "Caesar’s"; then He says 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 didrachmas came near to Peter and said, "Your teacher—does He not pay the didrachmas?" He says, "Yes." 25 And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, "What do you think, Simon? The kings of the earth—from whom do they receive custom or poll-tax? From their sons or from the strangers?" 26 Peter says to Him, "From the strangers." Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are free; 27 but that we may not cause them to stumble, having gone to the sea, cast a hook, and the fish that has come up first take up, and having opened its mouth, you will find a stater, that having taken, give to them for Me and you."

25 Be agreeing with your opponent quickly, while you are in the way with him, that the opponent may not deliver you to the judge, and the judge may deliver you to the officer, and you may be cast into prison; 26 truly I say to you, you may not come forth from there until you may pay the last penny.

18 and before governors and kings you will be brought for My sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations. 19 And whenever they may deliver you up, do not be anxious how or what you may speak, for it will be given you in that hour what you will speak;

1 And it came to pass in those days, there went forth a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world be registered— 2 this census first came to pass when Quirinius was governor of Syria— 3 and all were going to be registered, 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 Beth-Lehem, because of his being of the house and family of David, 5 to register himself with Mary his betrothed wife, being with Child.

15 Behold, nations [are] as a drop from a bucket, || And have been reckoned as small dust of the balance, || Behold, He takes up islands as a small thing. 17 All the nations [are] as nothing before Him, || Less than nothing and emptiness, || They have been reckoned to Him.

9 for a door has been opened to me—great and effectual—and withstanders [are] many.

10 Pilate, therefore, says to Him, "Do You not speak to me? Have You not known that I have authority to crucify You, and I have authority to release You?" 11 Jesus answered, "You would have no authority against Me if it were not having been given you from above; because of this, he who is delivering Me up to you has greater sin."