Matthew 17:24-27

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Paying the Temple Tax

²⁴ When they came to Capernaum, those who collected the temple tax approached Peter and said, ‘Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax? ’^(A)

²⁵ ‘Yes,’ he said.

When he went into the house, Jesus spoke to him first,^[a] ‘What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes? From their sons or from strangers? ’^[b](B)

²⁶ ‘From strangers,’ he said.^[c]

‘Then the sons are free,’ Jesus told him. ²⁷ ‘But, so we won’t offend them, go to the sea, cast in a fish hook, and take the first fish that you catch. When you open its mouth you’ll find a coin.^[d] Take it and give it to them for me and you.’^(C)