22 (A)And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be [a]handed over to men; 23 and (B)they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day.” And they were deeply grieved.

The Temple Tax

24 Now when they came to Capernaum, those who collected (C)the [b]two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay (D)the [c]two-drachma tax?”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 17:22 Or betrayed
  2. Matthew 17:24 Equivalent to about two denarii or two days’ wages for a laborer, paid as a temple tax
  3. Matthew 17:24 Equivalent to about two denarii or two days’ wages for a laborer, paid as a temple tax

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