Matthew 17:24-27
Legacy Standard Bible
The Temple Tax
24 Now when they came to Capernaum, those who collected (A)the [a]two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay (B)the [b]two-drachma tax?” 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 (C)tolls or (D)taxes, from their sons or from strangers?” 26 And when Peter said, “From strangers,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are [c]exempt. 27 However, so that we do not [d](E)offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a [e]stater. Take that and give it to them for Me and you.”
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- Matthew 17:24 A Greek silver coin, approx. a laborer’s daily wage
- Matthew 17:24 A Greek silver coin, approx. a laborer’s daily wage
- Matthew 17:26 Or free
- Matthew 17:27 Lit cause them to stumble
- Matthew 17:27 Lit standard coin, approx. 4 days of a laborer’s wages
Matthew 17:24-27
American Standard Version
24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the [a]half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the [b]half-shekel? 25 He saith, Yea. And when he came into the house, Jesus spake first to him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive toll or tribute? from their sons, or from strangers? 26 And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free. 27 But, lest we cause them to stumble, go thou to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a [c]shekel: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
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- Matthew 17:24 Greek didrachma. Compare marginal note on Lk. 15:8.
- Matthew 17:24 Greek didrachma. Compare marginal note on Lk. 15:8.
- Matthew 17:27 Greek stater.
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