Matthew 17:
22 - 27
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| 22 |
As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus
said to them, "The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men,
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| 23 |
and they will kill him, and he will be
raised on the third day." And they were greatly distressed. |
| 24 |
When they came to Caper'na-um, the
collectors of the half-shekel tax went up to Peter and said, "Does not your
teacher pay the tax?" |
| 25 |
He said, "Yes." And when he came home, Jesus
spoke to him first, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the
earth take toll or tribute? From their sons or from others?" |
| 26 |
And when he said, "From others," Jesus said
to him, "Then the sons are free. |
| 27 |
However, not to give offense to them, go to
the sea and cast a hook, and take the first fish that comes up, and when you
open its mouth you will find a shekel; take that and give it to them for me and
for yourself." |
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