For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
Matthew 17:24 - The Text-Critical English New Testament When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Your teacher pays the two-drachma tax, doesn't he?” Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When they arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the half shekel [the temple tax] went up to Peter and said, Does not your Teacher pay the half shekel? [Exod. 30:13; 38:26.] American Standard Version (1901) And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the half-shekel? Common English Bible When they came to Capernaum, the people who collected the half-shekel temple tax came to Peter and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?” Catholic Public Domain Version He said, "Yes." And when he had entered into the house, Jesus went before him, saying: "How does it seem to you, Simon? The kings of the earth, from whom do they receive tribute or the census tax: from their own sons or from foreigners?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He said: Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying: What is thy opinion, Simon? The kings of the earth, of whom do they receive tribute or custom? of their own children, or of strangers? |
For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
Then Jesus came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house, he asked the disciples, “What were you discussing among yourselves on the way?”