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Matthew 17:23-25
Modern English Version
Matthew 17:23-25
Modern English Version
23 and they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day.” And they were extremely sorrowful.
Payment of the Temple Tax
24 When they came to Capernaum, those who collected tax money came to Peter and said, “Does your Teacher not pay the tax[a]?”
25 He said, “Yes.”
And when he came home, Jesus stopped him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take custom or taxes? From their own sons or from strangers?”
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- Matthew 17:24 Gk. 2 drachmas, or two days’ wages.
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