Matthew 17:24

Easy To Read Version

Jesus and his followers went to Capernaum. {\cf2\super [249]} In Capernaum some men came to Peter. They were the men that collected the two-drachma tax. {\cf2\super [250]} They asked, “Does your teacher pay the two-drachma tax?”

Cross References

Nehemiah 10:32

“We will accept the responsibility for obeying the commands to take care of God’s temple. {\cf2\super [61]} We will give 1/3 shekel {\cf2\super [62]} \{of silver\} each year to support the temple service to honor our God.

Exodus 30:13

Every person who is counted must pay 1Ú2 shekel. (That is 1Ú2 shekel by the official measure. [299] This shekel weighs 20 gerahs. [300])This half shekel is an offering to the Lord.

Exodus 38:26

All the men 20 years old or older were counted. There were 603,550 men, and each man had to pay a tax of 1 beqa [445] of silver. (Using the official measure, a beqa is 1Ú2 shekel. [446])

Matthew 5:46

If you love only the people that love you, then you will get no reward. Even the tax collectors {\cf2\super [72]} do that.

Mark 9:33

Jesus and his followers went to Capernaum. {\cf2\super [113]} They went into a house. Then Jesus said to his followers, “I heard you arguing on the road today. What were you arguing about?”