
Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?” 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why are you putting me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. Matthew 22:17-21: Tell us, then, what you think. There are multiple verses to the effect that you should pay your damn taxes.

In the Bible Jesus dines with a tax collector (Zacchaeus) and has a tax collector among his disciples (Matthew). The Bible doesn’t say tax collectors are going to hell, they were regarded as sinners by the general population because they were encouraged to collect taxes in excess of the law to supplement their income. I think you have half-remembered some Bible stories from Sunday school, or maybe you attend a church with a conservative spin on things.

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