Matthew 17:23-25

Contemporary English Version

²³ who will kill him. But three days later he will rise to life.” All of this made the disciples very sad.

Paying the Temple Tax

^24 (A) When Jesus and the others arrived in Capernaum, the collectors for the temple tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your teacher pay the temple tax?”

²⁵ “Yes, he does,” Peter answered.

After they had returned home, Jesus went up to Peter and asked him, “Simon, what do you think? Do the kings of this earth collect taxes and fees from their own people or from foreigners?”^[a]