Romans 13:5-7

New Catholic Bible

⁵ Therefore, you are obliged to submit, not only because of fear of punishment but also because of conscience. ⁶ That is why you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, and they devote themselves to this service. ⁷ Pay to each person what is rightfully his—taxes to the one to whom taxes are due, tolls to the one to whom tolls are due, respect to the one to whom respect is due, honor to the one to whom honor is due.