Matthew 17:24-27 (NASB)
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Matthew 17:24
When they came to Capernaum, those who collected the two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the two-drachma tax?”
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Matthew 17:25
He *said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs or poll-tax, from their sons or from strangers?”
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Matthew 17:26
When Peter said, “From strangers,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are exempt.
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Matthew 17:27
“However, so that we do not offend them, go to the sea and throw in 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 you and Me.”