‘Yes, he does,’ he replied. When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. ‘What do you think, Simon?’ he asked. ‘From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes – from their own children or from others?’
Matthew 17:26 - New International Version (Anglicised) ‘From others,’ Peter answered. ‘Then the children are exempt,’ Jesus said to 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 does,’ he replied. When Peter came into the house, Jesus was the first to speak. ‘What do you think, Simon?’ he asked. ‘From whom do the kings of the earth collect duty and taxes – from their own children or from others?’
‘But so that we may not cause offence, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours.’
‘The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.
‘Do not stop him,’ Jesus said, ‘for whoever is not against you is for you.’
Now the Israelites had been saying, ‘Do you see how this man keeps coming out? He comes out to defy Israel. The king will give great wealth to the man who kills him. He will also give him his daughter in marriage and will exempt his family from taxes in Israel.’