‘Yes,’ he said. When he went into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, ‘What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes? From their sons or from strangers? ’ ,
Matthew 17:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘From strangers,’ he said. ‘Then the sons are free,’ Jesus told him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when Peter said, From other people not of their own family, Jesus said to him, Then the sons are exempt. American Standard Version (1901) And when he said, From strangers, Jesus said unto him, Therefore the sons are free. Common English Bible “From strangers,” he said. Jesus said to him, “Then the children don’t have to pay. Catholic Public Domain Version But so that we may not become an obstacle to them: go to the sea, and cast in a hook, and take the first fish that is brought up, and when you have opened its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take it and give it to them, for me and for you." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But that we may not scandalize them, go to the sea, and cast in a hook: and that fish which shall first come up, take: and when thou hast opened its mouth, thou shalt find a stater: take that, and give it to them for me and thee. |
‘Yes,’ he said. When he went into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, ‘What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes? From their sons or from strangers? ’ ,
‘But, so we won’t offend them, go to the sea, cast in a fish hook, and take the first fish that you catch. When you open its mouth you’ll find a coin. Take it and give it to them for me and you.’
‘The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the children of this age are more shrewd than the children of light in dealing with their own people.
‘Don’t stop him,’ Jesus told him, ‘because whoever is not against you is for you.’ ,
Previously, an Israelite man had declared, ‘Do you see this man who keeps coming out? He comes to defy Israel. The king will make the man who kills him very rich and will give him his daughter. The king will also make the family of that man’s father exempt from paying taxes in Israel.’