Matthew 17:24-26

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

Jesus and the Temple Tax

²⁴ When they reached Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax^[a] came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the temple tax?”^{[b] 25} He said, “Yes, he does.” And when he came home, Jesus spoke of it first, asking, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tribute? From their children or from others?” ²⁶ When Peter^[c] said, “From others,” Jesus said to him, “Then the children are free.