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Matthew 17:24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Matthew 17:24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Paying the Temple Tax
24 When they came to Capernaum, those who collected the double-drachma tax[a] approached Peter and said, “Doesn’t your Teacher pay the double-drachma tax?”(A)
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- Matthew 17:24 Jewish men paid this tax to support the temple; Ex 30:11-16. A double-drachma could purchase 2 sheep.
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