25 “Yes, he does,” he replied.

When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. “What do you think, Simon?” he asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes(A)—from their own children or from others?”

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25 He said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, (A)“What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or (B)tax? From their sons or from others?”

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25 He *said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect (A)customs or [a](B)poll-tax, from their sons or from strangers?”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 17:25 I.e., a tax on each person in the census