Matthew 17:27

New English Translation

But so that we don’t offend them, go to the lake and throw out a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth, you will find a four drachma coin. Take that and give it to them for me and you.”

Cross References

Genesis 1:28

God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground.”

1 Kings 17:4

Drink from the stream; I have already told the ravens to bring you food there.”

Psalm 8:8

the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea and everything that moves through the currents of the seas.

Jonah 2:10

Then the Lord commanded the fish and it disgorged Jonah on dry land.

Matthew 17:26

After he said, “From foreigners,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free.

Matthew 18:6

“But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the open sea.

Matthew 18:8

If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire.

Matthew 5:29

If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body thrown into hell.

Matthew 5:30

If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away! It is better to lose one of your members than to have your whole body go into hell.

Mark 9:42

“If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

Mark 9:43

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better for you to enter into life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, to the unquenchable fire.

Luke 17:2

It would be better for him to have a millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.

John 6:61

When Jesus was aware that his disciples were complaining about this, he said to them, “Does this cause you to be offended?

Romans 14:21

It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything that causes your brother to stumble.

1 Corinthians 8:13

For this reason, if food causes my brother or sister to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause one of them to sin.

1 Corinthians 8:9

But be careful that this liberty of yours does not become a hindrance to the weak.

2 Corinthians 6:3

We do not give anyone an occasion for taking an offense in anything, so that no fault may be found with our ministry.

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

Stay away from every form of evil.

James 2:5

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?