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Matthew 17:24-26
New International Reader's Version
Matthew 17:24-26
New International Reader's Version
Jesus Pays the Temple Tax
24 Jesus and his disciples arrived in Capernaum. There the people who collect the temple tax came to Peter. They asked him, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”
25 “Yes, he does,” he replied.
When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke first. “What do you think, Simon?” he asked. “Who do the kings of the earth collect taxes and fees from? Do they collect them from their own children or from others?”
26 “From others,” Peter answered.
“Then the children don’t have to pay,” Jesus said to him.
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