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Matthew 17:24-26
International Standard Version
Matthew 17:24-26
International Standard Version
Questions about the Temple Tax
24 When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax[a] came up to Peter and asked, “Your teacher pays the temple tax,[b] doesn’t he?”
25 He answered, “Yes.”
When Peter[c] went home,[d] Jesus spoke to him first and asked him, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings on the earth collect tolls or tributes? From their own subjects,[e] or from foreigners?”
26 “From foreigners,” he replied.
So Jesus told him, “In that case, the subjects[f] are exempt.
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- Matthew 17:24 Lit. didrachma
- Matthew 17:24 Lit. didrachma
- Matthew 17:25 Lit. he
- Matthew 17:25 Or went into the house
- Matthew 17:25 Lit. sons
- Matthew 17:26 Lit. sons
Matthew 17:24-26
New International Version
Matthew 17:24-26
New International Version
The Temple Tax
24 After Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma temple tax(A) came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”
25 “Yes, he does,” he replied.
When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. “What do you think, Simon?” he asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes(B)—from their own children or from others?”
26 “From others,” Peter answered.
“Then the children are exempt,” Jesus said to him.
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