Matthew 17:24

Good News Translation

When Jesus and his disciples came to Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your teacher pay the Temple tax?”

Cross References

Nehemiah 10:32

Every year we will each contribute one-eighth of an ounce of silver to help pay the expenses of the Temple.

Exodus 30:13

Everyone included in the census must pay the required amount of money, weighed according to the official standard. Everyone must pay this as an offering to me.

Exodus 38:26

This amount equaled the total paid by all persons enrolled in the census, each one paying the required amount, weighed according to the official standard. There were 603,550 men twenty years old or older enrolled in the census.

Matthew 5:46

Why should God reward you if you love only the people who love you? Even the tax collectors do that!

Mark 9:33

They came to Capernaum, and after going indoors Jesus asked his disciples, “What were you arguing about on the road?”