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Matthew 17:22-24
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Matthew 17:22-24
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Jesus Again Predicts His Death And Resurrection
22 And while they were being gathered[a] in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be handed-over into the hands of men. 23 And they will kill Him. And He will be raised on the third day”. And they were extremely grieved.
Jesus Pays His Temple Tax With a Coin From a Fish He Sent Peter To Catch
24 And they having come to Capernaum, the ones[b] taking the double-drachmas[c] came to Peter and said, “Does not your teacher pay the double-drachmas?”
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- Matthew 17:22 Or, gathering-themselves.
- Matthew 17:24 These are Jews commissioned by the Temple, not the hated ‘tax collectors’.
- Matthew 17:24 This was the yearly half-shekel (equivalent to two drachmas, the silver double-drachma coin) temple tax required of all male Jews 20 to 50 years old throughout the world. One Greek drachma was equivalent to one Roman denarius (one day’s wage).
Disciples’ Literal New Testament (DLNT) 
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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