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Matthew 17:24-26
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Matthew 17:24-26
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
24 When they arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the half shekel [the temple tax] went up to Peter and said, Does not your Teacher pay the half shekel?(A)
25 He answered, Yes. And when he came home, Jesus spoke to him [about it] first, saying, What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly rulers collect duties or tribute—from their own sons or from others [a]not of their own family?
26 And when Peter said, From other people [b]not of their own family, Jesus said to him, Then the sons are exempt.
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- Matthew 17:25 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
- Matthew 17:26 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
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