Matthew 17:24

New Century Version

When Jesus and his followers came to Capernaum, the men who collected the Temple tax came to Peter. They asked, “Does your teacher pay the Temple tax?”

Cross References

Nehemiah 10:32

We will be responsible for the commands to pay for the service of the Temple of our God. We will give an eighth of an ounce of silver each year.

Exodus 30:13

Every person who is counted must pay one-fifth of an ounce of silver. (This is set by using one-half of the Holy Place measure, which weighs two-fifths of an ounce.) This amount is a gift to the Lord.

Exodus 38:26

All the men twenty years old or older were counted. There were 603,550 men, and each man had to pay one-fifth of an ounce of silver, as set by the Holy Place measure.

Matthew 5:46

If you love only the people who love you, you will get no reward. Even the tax collectors do that.

Mark 9:33

Jesus and his followers went to Capernaum. When they went into a house there, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?”