Matthew 17:24

New Living Translation

On their arrival in Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax came to Peter and asked him, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the Temple tax?”

Cross References

Nehemiah 10:32

“In addition, we promise to obey the command to pay the annual Temple tax of one-eighth of an ounce of silver for the care of the Temple of our God.

Exodus 30:13

Each person who is counted must give a small piece of silver as a sacred offering to the Lord. (This payment is half a shekel, based on the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs.)

Exodus 38:26

This silver came from the tax collected from each man registered in the census. (The tax is one beka, which is half a shekel, based on the sanctuary shekel.) The tax was collected from 603,550 men who had reached their twentieth birthday.

Matthew 5:46

If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much.

Mark 9:33

After they arrived at Capernaum and settled in a house, Jesus asked his disciples, “What were you discussing out on the road?”