²⁶ 2⁄5 of an ounce^[a] per man, that is, half a shekel according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone 20 years old or more who had crossed over to the registered group, 603,550 men.

⁴⁷ collect five shekels for each person, according to the standard sanctuary shekel—20 gerahs to the shekel.^(A)

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)